A woman leaves the Wuhan Medical Treatment Centre, where a man who died from a respiratory illness was confined, in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province January 12, 2020. — AFP pic
Of the 17 new cases in the central city of Wuhan — believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak — three are described as “severe”. Authorities said they had begun “optimised” testing of pneumonia cases across the city to identify those infected with the virus, and would begin “detection work... towards suspected cases in the city” as a next step.
No human-to-human transmission has been confirmed so far, but Wuhan’s health commission has previously said the possibility “cannot be excluded”.While mainland China has not yet announced any travel restrictions, authorities in Hong Kong have stepped up detection measures, including rigorous temperature checkpoints for inbound travellers from the Chinese mainland.
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