Chinese authorities have advised people to avoid travel to Wuhan as the death toll from the outbreak of coronavirus rose to 17 today
: Chinese authorities have advised people to avoid travel to Wuhan as the death toll from the outbreak of coronavirus rose to 17 on Wednesday, while more than 500 cases have been confirmed.
Around 544 people in China have been infected with the pneumonia-like virus which was first detected in Wuhan and has now spread to several other Chinese cities. Thailand, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have also recorded cases.:"Basically, do not go to Wuhan. And those in Wuhan, please do not leave the city.”
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn has asked workers at its Wuhan plant to stay home over the annual holiday period because of the coronavirus outbreak,Airports in the U.K., U.S., Australia and several other nations confirmed plans to screen passengers who have traveled to Wuhan or have an unusually high temperature.
Symptoms of the illness include coughing, fever and breathing difficulties, and it can cause pneumonia, kidney failure and death.Chinese health officials believe the current outbreak originated in a Wuhan food market and was transmitted from an animal to a human, but the exact source of the virus has not been confirmed. Officials are concerned that the virus is mutating and that this could make the outbreak more dangerous, AP reported.
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