Spread of new China virus 'possible': WHO

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WHO says new China virus could spread, it's warning all hospitals

GENEVA: There has been"limited" human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus that has struck in China, mainly small clusters in families, but there is potential for wider spread, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday .with a mystery strain, authorities said on Monday, the first time it has been detected outside China.

In all, 41 cases of pneumonia - a symptom of the disease - have been reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, mainly through exposure at a seafood market.Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, acting head of WHO's emerging diseases unit, told a Geneva news briefing that the agency had given guidance to hospitals worldwide about infection control in case of spread, including by a"super-spreading" event in a health care setting.

 

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