The state newspaper put the total number of confirmed cases in China at 4,193, though some experts suspect a much higher number. On Monday, US President Donald Trump offered China whatever help it needed, while the State Department said Americans should "reconsider" visiting all of China due to the virus. Canada, which has two confirmed cases of the virus and is investigating 19 more potential cases, warned its citizens to avoid travel to China's Hubei province, at the heart of the outbreak. Authorities in Hubei province are taking increasing flak from the public over their initial response to the virus. "What we know about this virus it that transmission occurs through human contact but we are speaking of close contact, i.e.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2020 02:03 UTC