epaselect epa08161744 A picture released by Xinhua News Agency shows a medical worker checking the drip of a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 24 January 2020 (issued 25 January 2020). On 25 January, the National Health Commission of China confirmed the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has risen to 41 with 1,287 cases of patients infected as of 24 January. EPA-EFE/XIONG QI / XINHUA MANDATORY CREDIT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES(XIONG QI / XINHUA)