22-01 | Wuhan Coronavirus: 500 confirmed cases, 17 dead
The death toll in the outbreak of a new corona-virus in China has jumped to 17, with nearly 500 confirmed cases.
2020-01-22 19:00:00 - Deutsche Welle
There's growing fear the disease could spread. And the virus is on the move.
Hong Kong and Macau have confirmed infections. Other regions have also reported a handful of cases in Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, and also the US. The World Health Organization is meeting in Geneva to decide whether to declare a global public health emergency.
Health authorities have traced the virus to a seafood market in Wuhan. They're still trying to figure out the exact source, and how it's adapting. But they have confirmed human-to-human transmission.