The virus struck as millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year, heightening contagion risks.
Many in China scrambled to buy face masks to protect themselves from the previously unknown, flu-like infection.
A traveller from China was diagnosed in Seattle with the Wuhan coronavirus, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first case identified in the United States. The patient was in good condition, the CDC said. “Information about newly reported infections suggest there may now be sustained human-to-human transmission,” said WHO’s regional director for the western Pacific, Takeshi Kasai.
In Europe, shares of luxury goods makers were among those declining the most. Chinese shoppers account for most of the growth in the sector, and investors worried that health fears could deter Chinese consumers from travelling or shopping. Airports in the United States, Australia and across Asia have begun extra screening for passengers from Wuhan.
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