NEWS CENTER - The Coronavirus, which appeared in China in December, continues to spread rapidly. The number of those who lost their lives rose to 170, the number of cases reported exceeded 7,700.
Hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan are being quarantained in an effort to stop the global spread of the Coronavirus epidemic which has alread killed 170 people.
Asian stocks and currencies fell on 30 January as fatalities rose and more cases were reported around the world.
China’s National Health Commission said the total number of confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the country climbed to 170 as of Jan. 30 and the number of infected patients rose to 7,711.
Almost all the deaths have been reported in the central province of Hubei, a province which almost 60 million.
The Coronavirus was first detected last month in a live wild animal market in the provincial capital Wuhan.
Infections have been reported in at least 15 other nations, with 104 confirmed cases.
Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Spain and New Zealand will quarantine all citizens evacuated from China regardless of whether they showed symptoms for at least two weeks, while the United States and Japan were planning voluntary isolation for shorter periods.