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China Confirms Coronavirus Transmitted by Humans

VOA News

   Chinese health experts confirmed Monday that a new coronavirus is
   contagious, raising fears that the virus could spread quickly among
   people.

   China's National Health Commission said the virus, which causes a type
   of pneumonia, can be transmitted person-to-person and not just from
   animals to people, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

   Earlier Monday, Chinese health officials confirmed 136 new cases of the
   newly discovered virus -- a huge spike -- over the past three days,
   including the first cases in the capital, Beijing, and Shanghai.

   Heath officials in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the
   outbreak began, say the number of cases now exceeds 200. Most of the
   confirmed cases are described as mild, but three deaths have been
   reported.

   South Korean health officials said Monday they confirmed a case in a
   35-year-old woman who flew from Wuhan to Incheon, South Korea. Thailand
   and Japan have also confirmed cases.

   Indonesia's Health Ministry says it has increased health screenings of
   passengers from China at airports and ports to try to prevent the
   spread of the virus into Indonesia. The ministry's disease control and
   prevention director general, Anung Sugihantono, told VOA that the
   Health Ministry is monitoring travelers, particularly those from China,
   with a thermal scan as well as distributing health alert cards.

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