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China deploys 450 military medical staff to virus epicentre

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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, will be dispatched to hospitals with large numbers of infected patients. The deadly virus so far has killed 41 people and infected 1,287 others across the country.