A case of the current pneumonia-like virus was reported in Tibet, meaning all regions of China have been touched by it. On Wednesday, Air Canada and KLM suspended flights to some Chinese cities, while British Airways canceled flights to mainland China for a month. The Chinese government is not letting its citizens leave the country, a move that is threatening to split families. The EU, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Canada are all planning to evacuate their citizens in Wuhan in the coming days. Chinese authorities say the disease broke out in a seafood market in Wuhan, transmitted from an animal, and now being transmitted between humans.

Source: Forbes January 30, 2020 11:40 UTC