摘要
In Chinese mythology,the Spring Festival is a celebration after dispelling an imagi-nany monster called nian by bursting crackers and pasting auspicious red pa-per strips on doors.This year,China has been grappling with a real monster-the 2019-nCoV.As of February 6,there were 31,211 Con-firmed infection cases in China,with 22,112 in Hubei.The death toll was 637 while 1,542 people were cured and discharged from hospital.Some 190 confirmed cases were also reported in about 20 more countries.
