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SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches S. Korea
China has reported 201 cases of a mysterious SARS-like virus, with three deaths confirmed and fears escalating ahead of the Lunar New Year travel season.
The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in Wuhan, has caused alarm due to its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
South Korea reported its first case, a woman who flew in from Wuhan, joining Thailand and Japan which have previously confirmed three cases, all of whom had visited the Chinese city.
While human-to-human transmission has not been confirmed, authorities have previously said the possibility 'cannot be excluded'.
Health authorities in Beijing and southern Guangdong province have reported that individuals who traveled from Wuhan were treated for pneumonia linked to the virus and are in stable condition.
A seafood market is believed to be the center of the outbreak in Wuhan, but some patients had no history of contact with the facility.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that an animal source seems the most likely primary source with some limited human-to-human transmission occurring between close contacts.
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