15 Jan 2020

Ministry of Health warning over deadly new virus found in China

From Five O'clock Report, 5:50 pm on 15 January 2020

The Ministry of Health is warning hospitals about an outbreak of a deadly new virus in China, causing symptoms from fever to severe lung disease.

But experts say the Novel Coronavirus shouldn't be a cause for concern for travellers yet, because there's no evidence it can be transmitted between people.

Katie Todd reports.

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