The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global emergency amid the recent jump in the number of infected patients. Coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, is now said to be transferable between humans; 38 new deaths and 1,737 new infected cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. The number of coronavirus cases in China has surpassed the number of cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that occurred in mainland China during an outbreak in 2002 and 2003, but the coronavirus death toll has remained lower. The United States has seen six confirmed cases of the virus: two in California, one in Arizona, one in Washington state and two in Illinois, health officials said. Ghebreyesus also urged all countries around the world to work together to support weaker health systems, develop and distribute vaccines and prevent transmission of the virus.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2020 19:59 UTC