Wuhan pneumonia virus casts shadow over China's biggest festival

, bringing the total number of known cases to almost 50.

Currently the World Health Organization and Wuhan health authorities have not concluded that the virus can be passed from person to person. More than 400 million Chinese people are expected to make 3 billion trips over the lunary new year beginning on Jan 24, mostly migrant workers returning to their home towns. However, many Chinese also use the holiday to go overseas.

The illness is not a confirmed case of coronavirus, she told Reuters by phone, but two relatives cancelled plans to visit the pair for the new year. "We wear two layers of masks every day, we don't go to crowded places, and we disinfect and wash our hands."

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