Zhang Zhengle, who has recovered from novel coronavirus infection, donates plasma at Hubei General Hospital in Central China's Hubei province, on Feb 16, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]

Patients walk into a ward at the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, Feb 16, 2020. The hospital admitted one hundred COVID-19 patients on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua]

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An article recently circulating on China's social media platform WeChat claimed smokers have been infected by the novel coronavirus pneumonia at a far lower rate than non-smokers.

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On February 7, the General Offices of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued a notice demanding higher education institutions (HEIs) directly under their remit earmark resources for the fight against the novel coronavirus, as part of efforts to fully implement instructions announced by President Xi Jinping, the Party Central Committee and the State Council.

A recovering pneumonia patient gives a thumbs-up to medical workers at Wuhan University's Zhongnan Hospital on Jan 30, 2020. [GAO XIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY]

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A girl and her father are seen wearing masks at Beijing Railway Station on Jan 21, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

1. Are children vulnerable to the novel coronavirus?

Medical workers escort patients infected with the novel coronavirus to Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Tuesday. The hospital, which was built in 10 days, has started to admit patients infected with the virus. XIAO YIJIU / XINHUA