Number Of Confirmed SARS Virus Cases Jumps To Nearly 300 In China

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By Ignatius Igwe

Updated January 21, 2020

People wearing protective masks are seen in front of the Huashan Hospital in Shanghai on January 21, 2020. China has confirmed human-to-human transmission in the outbreak of a new SARS-like virus as the number of cases soared and the World Health Organization said it would consider declaring an international public health emergency. HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP

People wearing protective masks are seen in front of the Huashan Hospital in Shanghai on January 21, 2020. HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP

The number of people in China infected by a new SARS-like virus jumped to 291 on Tuesday, according to authorities.

There have been nearly 80 new confirmed cases of the virus that has so far killed four people, with over 900 still under medical observation, said the National Health Commission.

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