At least 132 people have died inside mainland China. There are more than 80 confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus -- but no deaths so far -- in 18 places around the rest of the world.
Hong Kong The Wuhan coronavirus has spread throughout the world since the first cases were detected in central China in December. At least 132 people have died and more than 6,000 are fighting symptoms including fever and breathing difficulties.
China's National Health Commission has confirmed the virus can be transmitted from person to person through"droplet transmission" -- where a virus is passed on due to an infected person sneezing or coughing -- as well as by direct contact. A number of countries, such as the United States and Japan, have evacuated their nationals on flights from Wuhan, capital of Hubei province. This is a full list of places outside mainland China with confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus. .
Expert: Possibility China can't control coronavirus outbreak 09:26Germany Germany has confirmed a total of four Wuhan coronavirus cases in Bavaria state -- all the cases were related and occurred at the same workplace, according to the health ministry.
US citizen describes fleeing Wuhan, China 02:11Vietnam Vietnam confirmed two cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City -- a father and son from Wuhan, according to the state-run Vietnam News Agency .The country has set up a rapid response team, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed ministries to strictly enforce the ban on importing wildlife into the country, according to VNA.
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