China’s New Coronavirus: Wall Street Journal

Researchers identified a new strain of coronavirus in central China. However, it’s not clear that this new strain is the cause of 59 people sickened, with seven in critical condition. No deaths have been reported yet. Although the new strain is a coronavirus, which also includes deadly SARS and MERS, local health officials report no transmissions yet among humans. The assumption is that those infected were exposed to animals linked to a live seafood and animal market. Health authorities in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States have issued alerts and taken actions to prevent the virus spreading from China. The test could be celebration of China's most important festival, Lunar New Year, on 25 January. Crowded travel conditions could pose a public health challenge. – YaleGlobal