Two people in Wuhan, China have died after an outbreak of pneumonia linked to a new strain of coronavirus which is believed to have started in a seafood market
Doctors began seeing a new type of viral pneumonia including fever, cough and breathing difficulties, in people who worked at or visited the market late last month.
Official statistics show 763 people have come into contact with sufferers, and 98 remain under observation.A notice for passengers from Wuhan, China is displayed near a quarantine station at Narita airport in Japan Passengers arriving at Los Angeles, San Francisco and JFK airport in New York City will have their temperatures taken and be asked about symptoms.
There are concerns as many Chinese people will be travelling for the lunar new year around 24 January, with 400m people making 3bn trips.
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