Beijing, Jan 25 (AFP/APP): China has deployed 450 military medical staff, some with experience combating SARS or Ebola, to a central city stricken by a virus that has killed dozens of people, state media said Saturday. The medics, who arrived in Wuhan on military aircraft late Friday, will be dispatched to hospitals with large numbers of infected patients, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The move marks a dramatic escalation in the central government’s involvement to contain the virus, which has killed 41 people and infected 1,287 others across the country. It also follows reports of bed shortages in … Continue reading China deploys 450 military medical staff to virus epicentre