Wuhan reports 17 new infections; warns more cases likely with Chinese New Year peak travel season

The Wuhan health authorities yesterday reported that 17 more people had been infected with a mysterious virus and warned that more cases are likely to emerge in the midst of the Chinese New Year travel season.

"As testing continues, new cases are expected to continue to increase," said Dr Huang Chaolin, deputy director of the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, where infected patients are being treated.Wuhan remains ground zero for infections in China with all 62 patients, including two who died, reported in the city. Three other cases have been reported outside China - two in Thailand and one in Japan.

China is well into its annual migration for the Chinese New Year at the end of the week with hundreds of millions of people on the move, travelling home for family reunions or going on holidays overseas.

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