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China warns coronavirus becoming more infectious – here’s how Australia’s handling cases | ABC News
- Published_at:2020-01-27
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:ABC News (Australia)
- tags: Australia abc abc news news Coronavirus nsw new south wales health wellbeing infection virus wuhan wuhan virus nsw health authorities china Chinese city flight travel wuhan flight investigation coronavirus test viral infection 2019-nCoV Australian citizens Australians children Australian children Australians in wuhan Hubei province lockdown trapped evacuations president xi xi jinping Chinese authorities pandemic epidemic pneumonia
- description: Chinese authorities are warning that the deadly coronavirus is becoming more infectious, as countries around the world scramble to limit the outbreak. China's national health commission has revealed the virus can be transmitted during the incubation period, before symptoms even appear. The death toll stands at 80, with close to 3,000 cases confirmed. In Wuhan — the centre of the outbreak — two new hospitals are being built to treat victims. Around 100 Australian children are believed to be stranded in the region, which is under lockdown and the Government is working with Chinese authorities to get them out. Four cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Australia, and that number is expected to rise. There remains three confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in New South Wales, with health authorities investigating a fourth patient. The state's chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant says a range of measures are in place to promptly identify cases. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-27/coronavirus-strengthening-spread-infectious-during-incubation/11902378 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2mge4KH Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Or follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Or even on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews
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