LATEST: Death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rises to nine with 440 confirmed cases.
Eric Baculinao, Yuliya Talmazan, Janis Mackey Frayer and Reutersrose to nine on Wednesday with at least 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province, where the virus is believed to have originated.
"Recently there has been a big change in the number of cases, which is related to our deepening our understanding of the disease, improving diagnostic methods and optimizing the distribution of diagnostic kits," Li said."We’re in very good shape. And I think China’s in very good shape also," the president said in Davos, Switzerland, whereThe Centers for Disease Control in U.S.
Wearing a black face mask, a Connecticut man travelling to New York from Wuhan airport told NBC News Wednesday he was slightly nervous heading back. “I am not sure what to anticipate in New York — it may take a long time to come out,” Lawrence Chen said, waiting in line with other face mask-clad passengers to check in for their U.S.-bound flight.
He said he is taking basic precautions to not get sick like wearing a mask and washing his hands. “That’s all I can do,” Chen added. A health official scans the body temperature of a passenger as she arrives at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, on Wednesday.Let our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings.
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