
The number of people who died after infection with an unknown species of coronavirus in China increased to 41. The total number of infected in the world is 1300 people. It is reported by Reuters.
According to the Sina publication, a doctor, 62-year-old Otolaryngolov Liang Udun, who treated the infected in the city of Ujan, also died from coronavirus.
The patients with the new coronavirus have already been discovered in Thailand, Japan, South Korea and the USA. The day before, it became known that the first cases of infection were recorded in France - in particular, in Bordeaux. The 48-year-old patient returned from a trip to China two days ago. He stayed in the city of Ujan.
Now, due to the spread of the Ujan virus, he is on quarantine, and mass events dedicated to the New Year are canceled in China.
The Chinese authorities reported an outbreak of an unknown virus on December 31.
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