A new virus broke out in Wuhan city of China. As per the reports, until now 17 people are dead because of this virus. All of the victims are from China. In addition, it has infected about 600 other people. The transportation in and out of the city is blocked. Chinese officials took this step in order to stop the transmission of this disease.
Chinese scientists confirmed this flu can spread through contact. Therefore, most of the countries are checking the passengers arriving from China. Thermal scanners are installed in airports to detect the contamination.
So what is coronavirus?
According to the reports of the World Health Organisation (WHO), it is a group of large deadly viruses. It can cause Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). It usually transmits from animals to humans which causes SARS. But it can also transmit in-between humans.
The virus outbreak in Hua Nan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan city. It is a large seafood and animal market in the city. But many people got infected without exposure to the market. Therefore, the market was closed on January 1, 2020, for environmental sanitation and disinfection.
The first death was reported on 9 January. The victim was a 61-year-old man. Following him, two more patients died on January 15 and January 18. The fourth patient, an 89-year-old man died January 19 after he was admitted to the hospital with severe breathing difficulties a day earlier. Although the virus originated in China, other cases were reported in Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the U.S., and Singapore.