By Brenda Goh and Sophie Yu
By Brenda Goh and Sophie Yu
SHANGHAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese language official investigating a pneumonia outbreak stemming from a brand new coronavirus stated the illness can unfold from individual to individual however may be halted with elevated vigilance, as authorities on Tuesday confirmed a fourth demise.
Zhong Nanshan stated there was no hazard of a repeat of the Extreme Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic that killed almost 800 folks globally throughout a 2002-2003 outbreak, which began in China, so long as precautions had been taken.
“It took solely two weeks to determine the novel coronavirus,” state information company Xinhua quoted Zhong as saying late on Monday.
The outbreak was nonetheless in its early levels and China had good surveillance and quarantine techniques to assist management it, he added.
The outbreak has unfold from the central metropolis of Wuhan to cities together with Beijing and Shanghai, with greater than 200 circumstances reported up to now. 4 circumstances have been…