Beijing, AP. China extinguished a forest fire in the southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people. The news agency Xinhua reported the deaths on Tuesday, but did not provide information on when it happened. A city information office says that the fire broke out in a field on Monday afternoon and due to strong winds, the fire spread rapidly to the nearby mountains. An emergency evacuation was then launched, and more than 300 professional firefighters and another 700 militiamen were dispatched to help.
In China, the virus had caused massive devastation in the past. Let us know that recently China is emerging from corona virus infection. Actually, last year a case of corona virus was reported in Wuhan city of China. After which it spread across the country on sight. At the same time, gradually the virus started spreading in other countries as well. Now the situation is that around 6 lakh people around the world are infected by it and no country has any treatment for it. The WHO has also declared it an epidemic. Currently, more people are infected in the US than in China.
In the US, the number of infected people has crossed 100,000. To break the chain of this virus, all countries have closed their borders. Because, this virus is spread from one country to another. It also takes 14 days for the symptoms of corona virus to appear. After 14 days, the infected person learns that he is a victim of Corona. The World Health Organization has also said that if someone has traveled abroad or has come in contact with an infected person, he should remain in Quarantine for at least 14 days.
