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| Coronavirus spreads to Beijing as China confirms 139 new cases | Coronavirus spreads to Beijing as China confirms 139 new cases |
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| Two new cases confirmed in Chinese capital and one in southern Guangdong province amid fears of virus spreading over lunar new year | Two new cases confirmed in Chinese capital and one in southern Guangdong province amid fears of virus spreading over lunar new year |
| A mysterious Sars-like virus has spread around China – including to Beijing – authorities said on Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the lunar new year in humanity’s biggest migration. | A mysterious Sars-like virus has spread around China – including to Beijing – authorities said on Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the lunar new year in humanity’s biggest migration. |
| The new coronavirus strain, discovered in the central city of Wuhan, has caused alarm because of its connection to severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-03. | The new coronavirus strain, discovered in the central city of Wuhan, has caused alarm because of its connection to severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-03. |
| Wuhan has 11 million inhabitants and serves as a major transport hub, including during the annual lunar new year holiday which begins later this week and sees hundreds of millions of Chinese people travel across the country to visit family. | Wuhan has 11 million inhabitants and serves as a major transport hub, including during the annual lunar new year holiday which begins later this week and sees hundreds of millions of Chinese people travel across the country to visit family. |
| No human-to-human transmission has been confirmed so far but authorities have previously said the possibility “cannot be excluded”. | No human-to-human transmission has been confirmed so far but authorities have previously said the possibility “cannot be excluded”. |
| A third person was confirmed to have died, and in Wuhan 136 new cases were found at the weekend, the local health commission said. | A third person was confirmed to have died, and in Wuhan 136 new cases were found at the weekend, the local health commission said. |
| Three cases have been reported overseas: two in Thailand and one in Japan. On Monday, media in South Korea said a woman who had travelled from China had tested positive for the virus. | |
| Inside China, health authorities in Beijing’s Daxing district said two people who had travelled to Wuhan were treated for pneumonia linked to the virus and were in stable condition. | |
| China’s eastern province of Zhejiang also reported that five patients were in quarantine for respiratory illness but the diagnosis was not confirmed yet. | China’s eastern province of Zhejiang also reported that five patients were in quarantine for respiratory illness but the diagnosis was not confirmed yet. |
| The province found five people travelling Wuhan with respiratory symptoms since 17 January, Zhejiang province’s health commission said in a statement on its website, adding that the patients were in stable condition and their close contacts had been placed under medical observation. | The province found five people travelling Wuhan with respiratory symptoms since 17 January, Zhejiang province’s health commission said in a statement on its website, adding that the patients were in stable condition and their close contacts had been placed under medical observation. |
| In Guangdong, a 66-year-old Shenzhen man was quarantined on 11 January after contracting a fever and showing other symptoms after a trip to visit relatives in Wuhan, the provincial health commission said in a statement. He was also in stable condition. | In Guangdong, a 66-year-old Shenzhen man was quarantined on 11 January after contracting a fever and showing other symptoms after a trip to visit relatives in Wuhan, the provincial health commission said in a statement. He was also in stable condition. |
| “Experts believe that the current epidemic situation is still preventable and controllable,” the Guangdong health commission said. | “Experts believe that the current epidemic situation is still preventable and controllable,” the Guangdong health commission said. |
| A total of 201 people have been diagnosed with the virus in China. | A total of 201 people have been diagnosed with the virus in China. |
| A seafood market is believed to be the centre of the outbreak but health officials have reported that some patients had no history of contact with the facility. | A seafood market is believed to be the centre of the outbreak but health officials have reported that some patients had no history of contact with the facility. |
| Scientists with the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College in London warned in a paper published on Friday that the number of cases in the city was likely to be closer to 1,700, much higher than the number officially identified. | Scientists with the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College in London warned in a paper published on Friday that the number of cases in the city was likely to be closer to 1,700, much higher than the number officially identified. |
| Wuhan’s deputy mayor, Chen Xiexin, said on the state broadcaster CCTV at the weekend that infrared thermometers had been installed at airports, railway stations and coach stations across the city. | Wuhan’s deputy mayor, Chen Xiexin, said on the state broadcaster CCTV at the weekend that infrared thermometers had been installed at airports, railway stations and coach stations across the city. |
| Chen said passengers with fevers were being registered, given masks and taken to medical institutions. Nearly 300,000 body temperature tests had been carried out, according to CCTV. | Chen said passengers with fevers were being registered, given masks and taken to medical institutions. Nearly 300,000 body temperature tests had been carried out, according to CCTV. |
| Authorities in Hong Kong have stepped up detection measures, including rigorous temperature checkpoints for inbound travellers from the Chinese mainland. | Authorities in Hong Kong have stepped up detection measures, including rigorous temperature checkpoints for inbound travellers from the Chinese mainland. |
| The United States said that from Friday it would begin screening direct flights arriving from Wuhan at San Francisco airport and New York’s JFK, as well as Los Angeles, where many flights connect. | The United States said that from Friday it would begin screening direct flights arriving from Wuhan at San Francisco airport and New York’s JFK, as well as Los Angeles, where many flights connect. |