On 8 January, a new coronavirus “2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)” was identified as the cause of the illness. The majority of the confirmed cases are in Wuhan, with several exported cases in other areas of China, and into other countries. (International SOS)
Coronavirus
Towards the end of December 2019, authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, announced a cluster of cases of pneumonia associated with the Huanan / South China Seafood Wholesale Market, for which a cause had not yet been identified.