Zhong Nanshan

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The Number of people infected with a new Virus in China has tripled over the weekend, with the outbreak of the dissemination of Wuhan and other major cities.

There are now More Than 200 cases, mostly in Wuhan, although the disease the breath has found ways, in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Three people have died. Japan, Thailand and South Korea , have reported cases.

The new strain of the Corona Virus That causes a type of pneumonia, can confirmed person-to-person in China.

respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan , head of the Health commission team investigating The Virus , said the 14 medical workers had started during the treatment of patients, state media reported.

The sharp rise comes as millions of Chinese prepare to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Although the outbreak is believed to have originated from a market, officials and scientists are yet to determine exactly how it was spread.

The outbreak back memories of the Sars Virus revived a coronavirus - killed 774 people in the early 2000s, dozens of countries, mainly in Asia. Analysis of the genetic code of the new Virus shows it is more closely with the Sars epidemic, than any other human coronavirus.

experts in the UK, the BBC said, as the official figures suggest, with estimates closer to 1,700.

What do we know about The Virus

source: World Health Organization

Who was infected?

the authorities in Wuhan, a Central Chinese city of 11 million, in the center of the outbreak, said on Monday , 136 new cases had been confirmed, over the weekend, with a third person to die of The Virus . It had so far only 62 cases in The City .

As of late Sunday, officials said 170 people in Wuhan were treated in hospital, including nine in critical condition.

Beijing also confirmed its first cases, with five people infected. Shanghai confirmed The First case on Monday , a 56-year-old woman, who came from Wuhan.

airports, including Narita in Tokyo were said screening passengers

In The City of Shenzhen, a major tech centre in the vicinity of Hong Kong , civil servants, a 66-year-old man showed symptoms of The Virus after a trip to visit relatives in Wuhan.

state-run media reported 14 other cases in the province of Guangdong.

Four cases have been confirmed, the overseas - Two in Thailand, one in Japan And One in South Korea - All of them with people who visited from either Wuhan or The City .

In South Korea , The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a 35-year-old Chinese woman suffering from a fever and respiratory symptoms after traveling there from Wuhan. She was in isolation and treated in a local hospital.

The World Health organization said it was not currently recommend restrictions on travel or trade, but guidelines for the countries in the preparation for any outbreak.

the airports in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Japanese capital Tokyo have been screening air passengers, the announced of Wuhan, and the US authorities last week, similar measures at three major airports in San Francisco , Los Angeles and New York .

What to say to the Chinese authorities?

China responded to the outbreak under the microscope, given That it was widely criticized because first, the cover-up of the Sars crisis at the end of 2002 and beginning of 2003.

On Monday , China's President Xi Jinping for the First Time in public at the outbreak, saying That The Virus decided it must be "the".

The Foreign office, meanwhile, said China was a "timely information about the disease" and "work with All parties to The Virus ".

China's National Health Commission on Monday confirmed That Two cases in China were caused by human-to-human transmission, state-run news Agency Xinhua reported.

The Commission had previously said That there had been no such cases, but That The Virus had, instead, the species crossed the barrier and come from infected animals to a fish and wildlife market in Wuhan.

Health officials were the analysis of the seafood market, where they believe That The Virus originated

The Who also said it believed it had "some limited human-to-human transmission between close contacts".

"more... cases identified, and in the further analysis carried out, we get a clearer picture of the severity of the disease and transmission patterns," he wrote on Twitter.

He noted That the increase in cases in China was a result of "increased searching and testing for [The Virus ] in sick people with diseases of the respiratory tract".

What impact might the Lunar New Year ?

By Friday, the majority of Chinese people start their week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

It is a time when hundreds of millions of people travel around China to visit family, raises concerns That the authorities will not be able to provide adequate control of the further spread of the disease.

Wuhan is a transportation hub and authorities for nearly a week, with temperature scanners at airports, train and bus stations. Those who have been registered as signs of a fever, masks, and taken to be given to hospitals and clinics.

the Chinese company closed for Lunar New Year , with hundreds of millions of people travel

the authorities say they are now leaving the screening, All of The City .

At the Beijing central Railway Station , some travelers masks not moved but apparently too concerned about The Virus .

"watching the news, I feel a little worried. But I have not precautionary measures, the said in addition, regular masks," Li Yang , a 28-year-old account manager travel in the region of Inner Mongolia , the AFP news Agency.

But the tone in Chinese Social Media , where the outbreak has been a top trending topic, it was different.

"Who knows how many people to Wuhan may not be aware That you are already been infected?" a Weibo user said.

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Source of news: bbc.com