(Yicai Global) Feb. 11 -- Shanghai has sent 937 medical workers to Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that killed more than 100 people yesterday, to help fight the infectious disease, according to Shanghai's health commission.

There are 198 doctors and 644 nurses among the personnel, Zheng Jin, spokeswoman for the commission, said at a press briefing this afternoon. Wuhan has received more than 17,000 Wuhan workers from across the country so far, she added.