New China virus: Fourth person dies as human-to-human transfer confirmed
A fourth person in China has died from a new virus that has spread rapidly across the country, as authorities confirmed that it can be passed from person-to-person.
In a separate statement, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said at least 15 medical workers in Wuhan have also been infected with the virus, with one of them in critical condition.Chinese virus: How worried should we be? A handful of cases have also been identified abroad: two in Thailand, one in Japan and another in South Korea. These are people who had travelled from Wuhan recently.
China is the largest source of tourists to Australia, with more than 1 million people arriving last year.2019-nCoV, as it's been labelled, is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus that has not previously been identified in humansScientists believe an animal source is"the most likely primary source" but that some human-to-human transmission has occurred
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