The death toll in China from a deadly new coronavirus rose to 170, state media said on Thursday, with the worst-hit province of Hubei reporting 37 fatalities.
Some 7,711 people in China are now confirmed to have the infection, with 1,032 new cases in Hubei, and the first confirmed patient reported in Tibet.
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned all governments to "take action" over the SARS-like virus that originated in the Hubei capital of Hubei, as hundreds of foreigners were evacuated from the city.
Beyond China, more than a dozen countries have reported the illness, with new cases reported on Wednesday in Finland and the United Arab Emirates.
The WHO will hold an urgent meeting for Thursday over whether the outbreak should be declared a global health emergency - a designation that can lead to increased international coordination.
Beyond China, more than a dozen countries have reported the illness, with new cases reported on Wednesday in Finland and the United Arab Emirates.
The WHO will hold an urgent meeting for Thursday over whether the outbreak should be declared a global health emergency - a designation that can lead to increased international coordination.
The agency has acknowledged the respiratory illness is an emergency in China but said last week it was too early to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. It has described the global risk from the virus as high.
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Thursday, January 30
Three Japanese evacuated from Wuhan have new coronavirus
Three people among more than 200 Japanese evacuated from Wuhan have tested positive for the coronavirus, Japan's health minister said on Thursday.
The three people - two of whom did not have symptoms - arrived in Japan on Wednesday, on the first evacuation flight from the city.
Japan now has 11 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including two people who appear to have contracted the infection without travelling to China.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers that the three returnees would be treated in a special medical facility.
The three people - two of whom did not have symptoms - arrived in Japan on Wednesday, on the first evacuation flight from the city.
Japan now has 11 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including two people who appear to have contracted the infection without travelling to China.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers that the three returnees would be treated in a special medical facility.
Americans evacuated from Chinese outbreak 'symptom-free': officials
Nearly 200 US citizens evacuated from Wuhan landed at a military base in California on Wednesday, where officials declared them free of symptoms.
They have been asked to submit samples to test for the presence of the coronavirus and will remain isolated in their quarters for a period of up to 72 hours while they are monitored, Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
The chartered plane was met on the tarmac by emergency vehicles and three buses as personnel in biological hazard suits stood by.
Alyssa Farah, a spokeswoman for the Department of Defense, said the group included State Department employees and their dependents.
She added that the evacuees would "not have access to any base location other than their assigned housing."
They have been asked to submit samples to test for the presence of the coronavirus and will remain isolated in their quarters for a period of up to 72 hours while they are monitored, Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
The chartered plane was met on the tarmac by emergency vehicles and three buses as personnel in biological hazard suits stood by.
Alyssa Farah, a spokeswoman for the Department of Defense, said the group included State Department employees and their dependents.
She added that the evacuees would "not have access to any base location other than their assigned housing."
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