First person-to-person transmission of coronavirus reported in US: Official

US has confirmed its first person-to-person transmission of dely coronavirus on January 31, said authorities. country issued a Red Alert visory ( highest level of alert) with state department warning and issuing travel visories to its citizens on t to travel to China after WHO declared outbreak a global health emergency. latest case takes total tally to six in USA. 

or five US cases were of travellers who developed respiratory illness after returning from China. latest case is of a husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from virus after she returned from Wuhan.

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213 died, more than 9800 infected

Officials said that man began feeling sick on Tuesday and was put in isolation that day. On Wednesday night, tests confirmed that he was infected with virus.  death toll from Coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213 with about 9800 confirmed cases in China after worst-hit Hubei province reported 42 new fatalities on Friday.

Within past 24 hours, over 1,200 new cases of disease have been recorded in 17 Chinese cities, Chinese media reported. new figures came shortly after World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Global Health Emergency over dely epidemic, which has spre to over 20 countries around world.

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Daily death count increasing sharply

latest figures show that daily death count is increasing sharply, despite unprecedented measures imposed by China on Hubei a week ago. On Thursday alone, Chinese health officials h reported a nationwide total of 38 deaths, all but one of m in Hubei. Chinese province on Friday also reported 1,220 new cases, slightly higher than previous day.

World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus a Global Health Emergency. Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros ham Ghebreyesus me anuncement on Thursday evening. 

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(with inputs from ncies)