Street view after Wuhan government announced to ban non-essential vehicles in downtown area to contain coronavirus outbreak, on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday. (cnsphoto via Reuters)SHANGHAI: More than 2,000 people have been infected with a new coronavirus, mostly in China where 56 people have died from it. The coronavirus transmission ability is getting stronger and infections could continue to rise, China's National Health Commission said on Sunday. Wild animals packed together in Chinese markets are blamed as places for viruses to evolve and jump to humans. Australia confirmed its first four cases on Saturday, Malaysia confirmed four, Thailand confirmed five and France reported Europe's first cases on Friday.

Source: Bangkok Post January 26, 2020 17:03 UTC