WHO emergency group to meet on spreading China virus 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA World Health Organization emergency panel will meet this week to discuss a SARS-like virus that has spread beyond China and that a Beijing government expert said Monday is contagious between humans. The total number of people diagnosed with the new virus has risen to 218. In Guangdong, two patients were infected by family members who visited Wuhan, Zhong explained. In Wuhan, 170 people are still being treated in hospital, including nine in critical condition, the city’s health commission said.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 21, 2020 00:37 UTC