Published 11:35 IST, January 26th 2020

Shanghai reports its first death from mysterious Coronavirus

President of China, Xi Jiping said that the country is under a serious threat as he was speaking in a seven-member politburo standing committee.

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China has reported one death in Shanghai due to dely Coronavirus, government of city told reports. victim, an 88year old man, was alrey displaying  symptoms of being infected, as per statement of Shanghai government to media. death toll from Coronavirus has spiked and has raised concerns globally as more cases of SARS-like disease are being reported.

country is under a serious threat

According to sources, President of China, Xi Jiping said that country is under a serious threat as he was speaking in a seven-member politburo standing committee that was held to discuss measures to bring contagious disease under control.

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death toll has reportedly risen to 56 as army medics have been deployed in city of Wuhan where disease originated. Thus far, 1975 cases of virus have been confirmed as per reports, including three cases from Taiwan.

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A doctor has also been reported de

A doctor has also been reported de after catching infection while providing medical assistance to patients on frontline in Wuhan as virus has spre to countries worldwide including US, France, Malaysia, Thailand, Cana, Australia, Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Nepal. 

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virus infected a man in Cana who returned to Toronto from China as Cana declared its first presumptive case of virus outbreak. Toronto declared at a press conference that y have detected first case of infection of dely coronavirus.

Meanwhile, US has dispatched charter planes to Chinese city of Wuhan to commence safe evacuation of US citizens and diplomats in China, as per reports. charter plane is expected to bring 230 citizens and diplomats from US Consulate back in US.

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(With inputs from ncies)

11:35 IST, January 26th 2020