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A medical worker checks the temperature of a Wuhan resident as scientists rush to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus in China. Photo: AFP

Chinese scientists race to develop vaccine as coronavirus death toll jumps

  • Deaths jump to 56, with nearly 2,000 cases confirmed on the Chinese mainland
  • US, France and Russia prepare to move citizens out of Wuhan, epicentre of the virus outbreak
Topic |   China coronavirus outbreak

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A medical worker checks the temperature of a Wuhan resident as scientists rush to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus in China. Photo: AFP
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Lee Jeong-ho

Lee Jeong-ho

Lee Jeong-ho reports on China's diplomacy for the Post. He also covers East Asian security and defence stories. Before joining the Post he was with the South Korean Air Force and News1 Korea. He has a bachelor's degree in media and communications and Chinese studies from Sydney University and a master's of international studies in Chinese area studies from Seoul National University.

William Zheng

William Zheng

William Zheng is a veteran journalist who has served and led major Hong Kong and Singapore media organizations in his 20-year career, covering greater China. He is now deputy China Editor of the South China Morning Post.

Laura Zhou

Laura Zhou

Laura Zhou joined the South China Morning Post's Beijing bureau in 2010. She covers China's diplomatic relations and has reported on topics such as Sino-US relations, China-India disputes, and reactions to the North Korea nuclear crisis, as well as other general news.