BEIJING --Chinese health authorities said on Saturday they had discovered four more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain in the central city of Wuhan.Nearly 50 people are known to have been infected and so far involve only individuals who have traveled to or live in Wuhan, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a wider outbreak is possible. Many of China's 1.4 billion people will be traveling abroad during the Lunar New Year holidays next week, raising concerns about the disease spreading to other parts of the world. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to SARS.
Health authorities have so far said the new virus discovered in Wuhan does not appear to be as lethal as SARS but admit they still know little about it, including its origins or how easily it can be transmitted from person to person.
A seafood market in Wuhan is believed to be the epicenter, but authorities say some of the 45 patients they have identified with the virus in the city deny having any exposure to this market.
U.S. authorities have said they would start screening at three airports - Los Angeles International, San Francisco International and New York's John F. Kennedy International - to detect travelers arriving via direct or connecting flights from Wuhan who may have symptoms of the new virus. #NovelCoronaVirus #Outbreak #China
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