The outbreak of a deadly new virus in China could spread through human contact, Chinese officials have confirmed. The World Health Organization has called on a meeting on Wednesday to consider declaring a global health emergency. More details are here:
BEIJING - The toll from a new virus in China rose to six deaths and more than 300 cases on Tuesday as millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year, heightening contagion risks.
The outbreak, which began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, also worried financial markets as investors recalled the economic damage from China’s Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic in 2002/2003 that it initially covered up.“We’ll stay at home during the holiday. I’m scared as I remember SARS very well,” said Zhang Xinyuan, who had been bound from Beijing for the Thai resort of Phuket before she and her husband decided to cancel their air tickets.
Symptoms include fever, coughing and difficulty in breathing, and the viral infection can cause pneumonia. The World Health Organization will hold a meeting on Wednesday to consider whether the outbreak is an international public health emergency.“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.
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