Coronavirus: 9 dead, 440 infected in China as Thailand confirms cases

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Coronavirus: 9 dead, 440 infected in China as Thailand confirms cases

Nine people have died and hundreds have been infected by a new type of coronavirus, according to Chinese medical authorities.

Beijing has identified 440 patients carrying the virus across 13 Chinese provinces, said Li Bin, deputy director of the National Health Commission, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Elsewhere, the semi-autonomous territory of Macao also confirmed its first case on Wednesday, adding to infections detected in Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.

As with all the cases that have been identified so far outside of China’s borders, the Macao patient had travelled to the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, where scientists suspect the virus was initially transmitted from animals to people.

The U.S. reported its first patient carrying the disease on Tuesday – a U.S. citizen who had visited Wuhan.

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Source: News Agency of Nigeria