China says new virus adapting and mutating


Reuters | Wuhan | Updated: 22-01-2020 08:53 IST | Created: 22-01-2020 08:45 IST
China says new virus adapting and mutating
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A new virus that has killed nine people is adapting and mutating, underscoring the challenges for health authorities in controlling the outbreak, a Chinese health official said on Wednesday.

The coronavirus originated from a market with illegal widelife transactions, Gao Fu, the director-general of China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told a news briefing.

The virus, originating in the central city of Wuhan at the end of last year, has spread to Beijing and Shanghai, as well as overseas to the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

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