According to the latest data, there have been over 1,970 confirmed coronavirus cases in China, with the death toll currently at 56. Numerous Chinese cities are on lockdown in order to stop the virus from spreading and Beijing has also suspended Lunar New Year celebrations.
The authorities are also constructing two hospitals in the quarantine zone in order to save patients.
Confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have also been recorded in Portugal, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal, France, the United States, Malaysia, Australia, and Canada.
© REUTERS / WEIBO / THE CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF WUHAN Medical staff attending to a patient at the Central Hospital Of Wuhan, China on an unknown date.
Medical staff attending to a patient at the Central Hospital Of Wuhan, China on an unknown date.
© REUTERS / Eloisa LopezAirport personnel monitor a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines.
Airport personnel monitor a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines.
© REUTERS / Carlos Garcia RawlinsWorkers dismantle decorations after the temple fair for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Ditan Park was cancelled in Beijing.
Workers dismantle decorations after the temple fair for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Ditan Park was cancelled in Beijing.
© REUTERS TV / China News ServicePeople wearing masks queue at a shop in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the first major outbreak of the virus was reported.
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People wearing masks queue at a shop in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the first major outbreak of the virus was reported.
© AP Photo / Dake KangAn airport staff member uses a temperature gun to check people leaving Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, China.
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An airport staff member uses a temperature gun to check people leaving Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, China.
© AP Photo / Ahn Young-joonEmployees disinfecting Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea, in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Employees disinfecting Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea, in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
© Photo : 圖擷取自中國疾病預防控制中心Chinese health authorities announce the first microscope photo of the new coronavirus.
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© Photo : 圖擷取自中國疾病預防控制中心
Chinese health authorities announce the first microscope photo of the new coronavirus.
© AFP 2023 / Tiziana FabiAn airport employee puts on protective gloves and respiratory mask as she prepares to check-in passengers at the counter of China Southern Airlines at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, for a flight returning to Wuhan, China.
An airport employee puts on protective gloves and respiratory mask as she prepares to check-in passengers at the counter of China Southern Airlines at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, for a flight returning to Wuhan, China.
© AP Photo / Kin CheungPassengers wear protective face masks at the departure hall of a high-speed train station in Hong Kong.
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Passengers wear protective face masks at the departure hall of a high-speed train station in Hong Kong.
© REUTERS / China DailyWorkers make protective masks at a factory in Handan, in the Chinese province of Hebei.
Workers make protective masks at a factory in Handan, in the Chinese province of Hebei.
© AP Photo / Ahn Young-joonAn employee sprays disinfectant on a train as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea.
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An employee sprays disinfectant on a train as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea.
© REUTERS / Murad SezerPassengers from China pass by a thermal screening point upon their arrival at Istanbul International Airport in Turkey.
Passengers from China pass by a thermal screening point upon their arrival at Istanbul International Airport in Turkey.
© REUTERS / China DailyA staff member from a local sanitation and epidemic prevention team checks the body temperature of a passenger in a car at a toll station in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
A staff member from a local sanitation and epidemic prevention team checks the body temperature of a passenger in a car at a toll station in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
© REUTERS / Kim Kyung HoonA woman wearing a mask walks past a quarantine notice about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China at an arrival hall of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
A woman wearing a mask walks past a quarantine notice about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China at an arrival hall of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
© Sputnik / Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankA Chinese tourist wears a mask during a trip to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
A Chinese tourist wears a mask during a trip to Saint Petersburg, Russia.