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What exactly is coronavirus?

Here's what you need to know about the China-linked mystery illness now confirmed in the U.S.

German researchers have developed the first diagnostic test for the new type of #coronavirus that can spread from human to human contact #中国肺炎 #WuhanVirus

“Hong Kong has already put in place a highly vigilant system.”

Hong Kong has planned for the worst-case scenario following the #coronavirus outbreak in China, says leader Carrie Lam. More @business: bloom.bg/36fMpuD #中国新型肺炎 #中国肺炎 #WuhanVirus

@business Here’s the latest on the #coronavirus from China’s National Health Commission:
- 440 cases across 13 provinces and cities
- 9 deaths, all in Hubei province
- Wuhan city has banned live animal trade
- China will report daily on the virus #中国新型肺炎 #WuhanVirus

@business BREAKING: Macau has reported its 1st case of novel #coronavirus, Hong Kong Economic Times reports. Here’s what we know:
- 52-year-old woman from Wuhan
- Traveled via high speed rail
- Spent time inside her hotel and a casino
#中国新型肺炎 #中国肺炎 #WuhanVirus

@business "We ask the public to avoid crowds and minimize public gatherings."

The number of #coronavirus cases has risen to 440 and the death toll to 9, China's health authorities said.

More @business: bloom.bg/2vc35q4 #中国新型肺炎 #中国肺炎 #WuhanVirus

@business BREAKING: Hong Kong reports its first case of the #coronavirus, local media reports #WuhanVirus #中国新型肺炎 #中国肺炎

@business 🗺️ The #coronavirus that started in Wuhan, China, has emerged in at least 5 other countries.

More @business: bloom.bg/3aBjN2u #中国肺炎 #WuhanVirus

@business 😷 “Some say if 1 layer of mask doesn’t work, we should wear 2 layers.”

Here’s the scene in Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s #coronavirus #WuhanVirus #中国新型肺炎 #中国肺炎

@business “One person can only buy one.”

Masks are in hot demand in Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s #coronavirus #WuhanVirus #中国新型肺炎 #中国肺炎

@business "We don't know what to do."

Wuhan, the Chinese city of 11 million people, has locked down all public transport in a bid to contain the outbreak of SARS-like #Coronavirus

@business JUST IN: Singapore confirms its 1st #coronavirus case as the outbreak grows, Channel News Asia reports

@business Commuters' body temperatures are being checked at a metro station in Shenzhen, China, in an effort to contain the spread of #coronavirus

@business Shortly before the 1st #coronavirus case was confirmed in Singapore, PM @leehsienloong said he “fully expected” it would come to his country and authorities have been screening people coming from China