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Update: Three more people have died in Wuhan, bringing the total number of casualties from the novel coronavirus to six. All of the deceased had underlying health conditions and were over 48 years old.
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At least nine people in Hubei have died from #WuhanCoronavirus, according to a press conference Wednesday by the National Health Commission.

So far, at least 440 people have been infected in over a dozen provincial-level administrative regions including Hubei, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed the first case of novel #coronavirus infection in the country, as the virus continues to spread across China and other parts of the world.

At least 17 people have died from #coronavirus, according to the Hubei provincial government. #Wuhan officials have called on public spaces to deny entry to anyone not wearing a face mask, and to report those who refuse to comply.

The #Wuhan #coronavirus most likely came from snakes, according to a paper published Wednesday in the Journal of Medical Virology.

A team of five Chinese researchers concluded that snakes are the "most probable wildlife animal reservoir" for the #2019nCoV

With #Wuhan under lockdown, all air and ground transportation have been temporarily suspended in an attempt to contain the new #coronavirus that has killed 17 people and infected hundreds. #2019nCoV
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Update: Ezhou, a city 80 kilometers from Wuhan, has also suspended its train services in order to “efficiently cut off channels for spreading the virus.”

Meanwhile, Wuhan officials have assured residents that there are “sufficient stores of commodities, food, and medical protective equipment” to meet the needs of the city amid lockdown.

Update: All seven Chinese films scheduled to premiere over the Lunar New Year holiday have delayed their release dates amid concerns over the spread of the #coronavirus originating from #Wuhan.

Update: The World Health Organization said Thursday that it is “still too early” to consider the novel coronavirus that originated in China a global public health emergency.

Update: Some living in Hubei province just a few hundred kilometers from the epicenter of the outbreak say that a lack of face masks and test kits for the novel #coronavirus has residents concerned.
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Update: To cope with the novel #coronavirus outbreak, #Wuhan is building a special hospital covering 25,000 square meters with a capacity of 1,000 beds. Construction is expected to be completed within six days.

Update: On Thursday, China’s finance ministry allocated an emergency fund of $144 million for the prevention and control of novel #coronavirus infections in Hubei province.

Follow Sixth Tone’s statistical and visual updates on the spread of the novel #coronavirus that originated in #Wuhan and has infected hundreds in China:
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Update: Shanghai is taking maximum emergency measures to prevent the spread of the deadly novel #coronavirus as epidemic concerns grow.
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Update: The State Council, China’s Cabinet, is soliciting information from the public concerning potential cover-ups or underreporting of infections of the novel #coronavirus that originated in #Wuhan.

Update: To prevent the spread of the novel #coronavirus, Shanghai will cancel plans to approve marriage registrations on Feb. 2, 2020 — a date believed to be auspicious.

Update: By Saturday morning, the novel #coronavirus originating in #Wuhan had killed 41 people and infected at least 1,200 others on the Chinese mainland.

Update: With Wuhan’s public transport systems suspended, the local hotel industry has organized to offer free accommodation to medical staff so they can stay closer to their hospitals. #WuhanCoronavirus

Update: Amid the novel #coronavirus outbreak, 19 scientists and scholars from China’s leading institutions have called for a crackdown on the country’s illegal wildlife trade as well as legislation against the consumption of wild animals.
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Update: All inter-provincial passenger transport entering and leaving Beijing will be halted from Sunday, and travel agencies have been ordered to suspend the operation of group tours. #WuhanCoronavirus

Update: To limit the risk of human-to-human infection, #Wuhan has banned most vehicles from its downtown area as of Sunday. #Coronavirus

Update: French and U.S. governments will begin evacuating their citizens living in #Wuhan. #Coronavirus

Update: As of 9:45 a.m. Sunday, the novel #coronavirus that originated in the central city of #Wuhan had killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000 others in China, according to official data.

Update: On Sunday, China announced the suspension of domestic wildlife trade for the duration of the novel #coronavirus epidemic that is believed to have originated at a market in #Wuhan where dozens of unusual animal species were sold.
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The average time between exposure and first symptoms of the #Wuhan #coronavirus is 10 days while transmission appears to be possible during this incubation period.

Update: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday that it would allocate $5 million in emergency funding and medical and technical expertise to assist its “partners in China.”

Japan and South Korea are looking to evacuate their citizens from #Wuhan, the epicenter of the #coronavirus outbreak.

The culture and tourism bureau of #Wuhan has urged travel operators throughout the country to help the city’s residents who are stranded abroad return home.

Hong Kong announced that it will prohibit all residents from Hubei province, where the majority of known #coronavirus infections are concentrated, from entering the city beginning Monday.

China will mobilize family doctors, community workers, and volunteers to participate in the “blanket management” of both urban communities and rural villages to more effectively stop the novel #coronavirus from spreading.

He Qinghua, national disease control official, said Monday that because China’s large rural population had little experience with SARS in 2002-2003, prevention awareness in rural communities is relatively weak.

China will extend the Lunar New Year holiday from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2 in an effort to contain the spread of the novel #coronavirus.

Update: As of 11 a.m. Monday, the novel #coronavirus that originated in #Wuhan had killed 80 people and infected over 2,700 others in China, according to official data.