The death toll from China's new flu-like virus in Hubei province has risen to 17 and the total number of confirmed cases has risen further, state TV reported on Wednesday, citing the provincial government, SIA reports.
In recent developments, China announced that the origin city of Wuhan under quarantine, outbound flights, ferries buses and trains were shut down. People were asked not to leave Wuhan without specific reasons. Meanwhile, the WHO reports that they have not seen third or fourth generation transmission of the coronavirus in China or a secondary level spread in countries it has spread to.
The province confirmed 444 total cases of the coronavirus, which emerged in its capital Wuhan, as of 8 pm local time (1200 GMT). The previously reported death toll in China was nine, all in Hubei province. Wuhan has urged people to stay away, cancelling a major Lunar New Year event, as it strives to contain a disease that has spread across the country. The disease is spreading just as hundreds of millions of people are travelling in packed trains, planes and buses across China to gather with friends and family for the Lunar New Year holiday, which starts on Friday.
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