The outbreak comes as China enters its busiest travel period, when millions board trains and airplanes for the Lunar New Year holiday. Five people in Beijing and 14 in Guangdong Province have also been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, CCTV reported last night. Authorities in Thailand and in Japan have already identified at least three cases, all involving recent travel from China. Many of the initial cases of the coronavirus were linked to a seafood market in Wuhan, which was closed as authorities investigated. “The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan and other places must be taken seriously,” Xi said, according to CCTV.

Source: Taipei Times January 20, 2020 15:56 UTC