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New coronavirus claims the second life in China

Are we heading towards a new pandemic?

17-Jan-2020

Key points from article :

China reports of a second death from pneumonia linked to new SARS-like virus.

12 of the 41 patients in Wuhan have been cured, five are being treated for acute conditions.

Seafood market in Wuhan has been shut down for investigation and disinfection.

Limited human-to-human transmission is still not ruled out though there are no related cases.

A second patient in Thailand and another in Japan were diagnosed as infected with the virus.

WHO warns that additional cases in other countries are likely, considering global travel patterns.

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