A new coronavirus that has killed 213 people in China is spreading to other coun...
- A new coronavirus that has killed 213 people in China is spreading to other countries, alarming healthexperts.
The World Health Organization was alerted to severalcases of pneumonia in Wuhan at the end of December. Chineseauthorities confirmed they had identified a new virus a weeklater.The new virus, identified by scientists as 2019-nCoV, is acoronavirus, a family of viruses that include the common coldand more serious diseases such as Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome .
It is unclear how deadly the new virus is. Although severecases can cause pneumonia and death, there may be many cases ofmilder disease going undetected. Many of those who have died hadpre-existing medical conditions or were elderly, those withweakened immune systems.The coronavirus can be transmitted from person toperson, although it is not clear how easily that happens. Mostcases are in people who have been in Wuhan, familymembers of those infected, or medical workers.
In order to reduce the likelihood of transmission, the WHOrecommends that people frequently wash their hands, cover theirmouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, and avoid closecontact with those who are sick.
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