New Delhi (NVI): The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare today informed the World Health Organisation of confirmed new cases of a novel Coronavirus that was found in a person who travelled to Wuhan, China.
This is the second confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has been detected outside of China, following confirmation of a case in Thailand. Considering global travel patterns, additional cases in other countries are likely, the WHO said in a tweet.
“Not enough is known about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to draw definitive conclusions about how it is transmitted, clinical features of the disease, or the extent to which it has spread,” the global health organisation said in another tweet.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. 2019-nCoV is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
