BEIJING: A new virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached another Asian country, authorities said Monday (Jan 20), fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity's biggest migration.
The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome , which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003.
Xi said it was necessary to"release information on the epidemic in a timely manner and deepen international cooperation," and ensure people have a"stable and peaceful Spring Festival", the broadcaster said. No human-to-human transmission has been confirmed so far, but authorities have not ruled out the possibility.
But the commission acknowledged that the source of the coronavirus and its mode of transmission are not yet known.
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