· Death toll revised down: Earlier higher numbers of reported infections and deaths were revised down by China's National Health Commission, after duplication was discovered in data collection and recording.
· Medical workers at risk: China says over 1,700 medical workers have been infected by the virus, and six have died.
· Leadership shakeup: Several top Chinese officials were removed from their posts Thursday, including the Communist Party chiefs of Hubei and Wuhan, in a show of Beijing's dissatisfaction with the local response to the crisis.
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