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The deadly Chinese [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] that has sickened more than 300 people could be passed through saliva, officials today suggested.
[/news/china/index.html China]'s National Health Commission yesterday confirmed that the never-before-seen SARS-like coronavirus had spread between humans.
And now the body has revealed the unnamed infection is spread from the lungs and may travel in saliva - such as through coughs.
Taiwan today confirmed its first case of the lethal bug, which has killed six people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, home to 11million people.
As Taiwan becomes the fourth territory to report a case of the virus outside of China, following [/news/thailand/index.html Thailand], [/news/south-korea/index.html South Korea] and [/news/japan/index.html Japan], it can also be revealed that:
A total of 325 people have caught the virus across Asia, including 20 healthcare workersCases have risen six-fold in the space of a few days, with just 48 confirmed cases on January 17 [/news/article-7910517/Scott-Morrison-warns-Australians-travelling-China-risk-coronavirus.html Australia] and the Philippines are investigating suspected cases of the coronavirus, which causes a fever and can cause pneumonia [/health/article-7911973/N-Korea-suspend-foreign-tourism-coronavirus-fears-tour-company.html North Korea has temporarily banned all tourists] from entering the country over fears the Chinese coronavirus will spreadSouth Korean budget airline T'way Air has postponed the launch of its cheap flights to Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreakExperts from China's National Health Commission have urged Wuhan's 11 million residents not to leave the cityThe World Health Organisation will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss making the outbreak a public health emergency A leading expert has said the [/health/article-7912185/Chinas-virus-lurking-animals-DECADES-adapting-infect-humans.html coronavirus may have been lurking in animals for decades] before adapting to infect humansA renowned [/health/article-7912457/Chinese-doctor-investigating-virus-outbreak-says-infected.html Chinese doctor investigating the outbreak has caught the killer SARS-like infection] himselfCountries such as [/news/russia/index.html Russia], Kazakhstan and [/news/malaysia/index.html Malaysia] have upped their screening methods to detect travellers with a fever in airports Shocking footage captured medics wearing [/news/article-7908035/Medics-Hazmat-suits-scan-air-passengers-China-SARS-like-coronavirus.html hazmat suits screening Air China passengers] for the virus before letting them leave Residents in various Chinese cities are queuing to buy face masks as vendors sell the medical products for 10 times more than normalPublic health officials in the UK have instructed [/news/nhs/index.html NHS] hospitals on how to deal with cases amid fears the virus will spreadThe US National Institutes of Health is working on a vaccine against the virus - but it will be months before it can be tested on humansOne virologist admitted he was scared the virus will spread over the Lunar New Year holidays, with millions of Chinese residents set to travelAnother renowned scientist described the coronavirus as being 'one of the newest and biggest global health threats' Stock markets in China and Hong Kong dipped amid fears tourists will refrain from travelling, despite people being urged not to panic A total of 325 people are confirmed to have caught the illness, with another 54 cases suspected and more than 900 people under observation (Pictured: The most recently available breakdown of where cases have been diagnosed)
Workers at Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan are using thermal scanners to detect travellers from China who may have symptoms of the coronavirus sweeping Asia
Malaysian officials use thermal imaging scanners and cameras to check passengers for fevers upon their arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport
People wearing face masks at a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan recorded its first case of the coronavirus this morning
Professor Zhong Nanshan, leader of the National Health Commission's expert team, revealed the virus is likely to be spread by saliva in a press conference today.
He told the meeting: 'As of now, it is affirmative that the new strain of coronavirus can be passed between humans.
'The virus is spread through respiratory system and distance of impact is not long, but it is possible that the virus was passed after being stuck to saliva.'
Professor Zhong said officials must 'quarantine the patients and stop them from contacting others'.
Antibiotics will not tackle the virus because the drugs only work on bacterial infections.
And he added that the outbreak will not spread like SARS, so long as patients are quarantined immediately and https://vacationtravel.pageride.com/top-10-developed-cities-in-india/ their contacts are traced.
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A Chinese physician who was investigating the outbreak of a mysterious new virus in central China says he has himself been infected, it was revealed this evening.
Wang Guangfa, who heads the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Beijing's Peking University First Hospital, was part of a team of experts that earlier this month visited Wuhan.
'I was diagnosed and my condition is fine,' Wang told Kong's Cable TV on Tuesday, thanking people for their concern. He is receiving treatment in hospital.
A leading expert told MailOnline the new Chinese coronavirus may have been lurking in animals for decades.
Sir Jeremy Farrar, a renowned specialist in infectious disease epidemics, said the virus isn't new but has likely adapted to infect humans.
Passengers leaving for Wuhan, waiting at the Leonardo Da Vinci airport in Fiumicino, Rome
[/news/malaysia/index.html Malaysia] is one of many countries that have stepped up their passenger screening, with airport workers screening travellers for symptoms of the virus
Pictured: A close-up of travellers on the thermal imaging camera at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
South Korean cleaners prepare to disinfect the facilities at the customs, immigration and quarantine area at Incheon International Airport
Officials at Taiwan's Center for Disease Control use thermal scanners to screen passengers arriving on a flight from China's Wuhan province
A child wears a facemask at Daxing international airport in Beijing as he heads home for the Lunar New Year
The outbreak is believed to have started late last month among people connected to a seafood market in Wuhan, where all six fatalities have happened
Chinese quarantine workers wearing protective suits and masks are posted at an entrance to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan
An official uses an infrared thermometer on a traveler at a health screening checkpoint at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.
Wuhan is at the centre of the outbreak
Staff in biohazard suits hold a metal stretcher by the in-patient department of Wuhan Medical Treatment Centre, where patients are being treated for the new coronavirus
Quarantine workers spray disinfect at Incheon International Airport in South Korea.
South Korea confirmed its first case on January 20 after a 35-year-old woman arriving at Seoul's Incheon airport tested positive for the virus
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