Published 12:39 IST, January 24th 2020

China's new virus is spreading rapidly, here's a list of countries with confirmed cases

A new deadly virus is rapidly spreading in China and infected hundreds of people, but the virus has managed to go overseas and reach the shores of other nations

Reported by: Shubham Bose
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A new infectious coronavirus is rapidly spreing across China and has alrey forced two Chinese cities into full lockdown in an attempt to stop spre of virus. This new strain of coronavirus has alrey killed 25 people and reports estimate that it has infected a thousand more than indicated by official figures. dely virus has also mand to reach shores of or nations, here is a list of countries that have confirmed cases of new strain of coronavirus.

Countries with confirmed cases of new China virus

China, according to official sources, more than 570 people have alrey been affected by virus and a majority of m are located in city of Wuhan where new virus is believed to have originated. Scientists in Hong Kong and Britain believe that re are many more people who are infected than Chines government is reporting. y claim that almost 1,300-1,700 people are alrey affected.

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-Hong Kong: As of Thursday re were two positive cases of new Chinese strain of coronavirus. Both individuals have been reported to have travelled to Wuhan recently.

-Japan: Four days after returning from Wuhan a man was mitted to hospital where it was subsequently confirmed by Japanese health ministry to be first confirmed case of new virus in Japan. re are w two confirmed cases in Japan

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-Singapore: On Thursday Singapore, confirmed a 66-year old man from Wuhan to be first confirmed case.

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-South Korea: On January 20 South Korea reported its first case. A 35-year-old woman who h just recently arrived from Wuhan

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-Taiwan also confirmed its first case of disease on January 22 when a woman in her fifties who returned to island from Wuhan.

-Thailand has confirmed 2 cases, one being a 74-year-old Chinese woman who is w being treated in a hospital and ar Chinese traveller who was first diagsed with mild pneumonia and later revealed to have been actually caused by coronavirus.

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- United States confirmed one case after a man in his 30's approached authorities himself after being me aware of symptoms of virus through news reports.

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-Vietnam also has two confirmed cases of new Chinese virus, a Chinese resident of Ho Chi Minh City was infected when his far travelled from Wuhan to meet him.

12:39 IST, January 24th 2020