China reports jump in number of people with virus

China's most festive holiday began in show of a worrying new virus on Saturday as death toll surpassed 40, an unprecedented lockdown kept 36 million people from travelling and authorities cancelled a host of Lunar New Year events.

Chinese National Health Commission reported a jump in number of people infected with virus to 1,287 with 41 deaths.

latest tally comes from 29 provinces across China, including 237 patients in serious condition.

All 41 deaths have been in China, including 39 in Hubei province, epicentre of outbreak, one in Hebei and one in Heilongjiang.

China's state brocaster CCTV released a video of a 46-year-old man who y claimed was cured and discharged from a hospital on Friday in city of Wenzhou of east Zhejiang province.

CCTV said man, identified as Mr Yang, h been infected with coronavirus after coming home from Wuhan on January 3.