Fourth person dies from Wuhan virus in China

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BEIJING (Agencies): An 89-year-old man has become the fourth person to die in China from a new virus that has spread across the country, authorities said on Tuesday (Jan 21).

The man died on Sunday after experiencing breathing difficulties in Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak that has infected more than 200 people, the local health commission said in a statement.

It is also learnt that 15 medical workers in the city have been diagnosed with pneumonia with one other suspected case. Of the infected staff, one was in critical condition, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission added. The outbreak, which began in Wuhan, has spread to more Chinese cities including the capital Beijing and Shanghai, and four cases have been reported outside the country's borders, in South Korea, Thailand and Japan. - Agencies

 

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