Seven infected with coronavirus: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad

Putrajaya — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Moham on Wednesday said that seven cases of a new dely virus have been confirmed in country.

Mahathir also said that he hoped discussions with Chinese authorities will facilitate evacuation of Malaysians currently unable to leave Chinese province where coronavirus outbreak began.

China has cut off access to Wuhan and 16 or cities in Hubei province to prevent people from leaving and spreing virus furr.

viral outbreak has infected more than 6,000 people in mainland and more than a dozen or countries. China's death toll has passed 130.