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Sixth person dies as Wuhan coronavirus spreads between people

By Jessica Hamzelou

21 January 2020

Chinese hospital sign

More than 200 people are being treated in hospital in Wuhan, China

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Six people are now reported to have died after being infected with a new virus spreading in China. The coronavirus, which is of the same family as SARS and MERS, can be transmitted between people, the country’s health ministry has confirmed.

The two latest reported deaths from the virus were that of a 66-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman in Wuhan, . Sixty new cases were reported in the region on 20 January. Among them, fifteen…

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