A security officer in a protective mask checks the temperature of a passenger at an expressway toll station on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Xianning, a city bordering Wuhan. Photo: Reuters
NEW YORK (Bloomberg): More than 1,000 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus in China and dozens of others are dead, while the United States, Europe and South Asia confirmed new cases as travelers return home from the outbreak’s center in Wuhan.
China’s National Health Commission said Saturday (Jan 25) that there are 1,287 confirmed cases, including 444 new ones, and that 41 people have died because of the virus. The organization also reported that there are 237 severe cases.
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