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China Says Virus Ability to Spread Getting Stronger

Reuters

   The coronavirus transmission ability is getting stronger and infections
   could continue to rise, China's National Health Commission said on
   Sunday, with more than 2,000 people globally infected and 56 in China
   killed by the disease.

   National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaowei, speaking at a press
   briefing, said authorities' knowledge of the new virus was limited and
   they are unclear on the risks posed by mutations of the virus.

   Ma said the incubation period for the coronavirus can range from one to
   14 days, and that the virus is infectious during incubation, which was
   not the case with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a
   coronavirus that originated in China and killed nearly 800 people
   globally in 2002 and 2003.

   Containment efforts, which have thus far included transportation and
   travel curbs and the cancellation of big events, will be intensified,
   Ma told a crowded news briefing on the second day of the Lunar New Year
   holiday.
   

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