Total number of pneumonia cases soars to 198 in Wuhan, China over weekend
'우한 폐렴' 198명으로 늘어...베이징•선전까지 확산
More pneumonia cases were confirmed in China and even outside the country over the weekend.
And this is raising concerns for Chinese health authorities.
Yoon Jung-min tells us more.
Health authorities in Wuhan have said that the total number of confirmed cases of the mysterious pneumonia outbreak has soared to 198 over the weekend.
So far, three people have died from the virus and nine are in critical condition.
More cases were reported outside the region,... with two cases confirmed in Beijing, and one in Guangdong.
Outside China, two cases have been confirmed in Thailand and one in Japan.
Those people are believed to be either from Wuhan or have recently visited there.
The World Health Organization said on Sunday that some of the new cases do not seem to be linked to the Huanan seafood market,... believed to be the center of the outbreak.
China's National Health Commission said Sunday it will tighten its guard over the Lunar New Year,... while paying close attention to the development of the epidemic.
The Lunar New Year holiday begins later this week in China, when millions of people will be travelling.
This raises concerns about the virus spreading to other regions or countries.
Wuhan officials say they are tightening screening at airports and passenger terminals in the city.
Experts say the virus belongs to the same family of coronavirus as SARS,... though little is known about how easily it can be transmitted between humans.
Yoon Jung-min, Arirang News.
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