China announces that the ability of the SK virus to spread is getting stronger

Arab Weather - The National Health Commission of China said on Sunday that the ability of the Corona virus to transmit is getting stronger and that the number of infection cases may continue to rise, after the virus infected more than two thousand people in the world and killed 56 people in China.

National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaoyi said in a press statement that the authorities' knowledge of the new virus is limited and that the risks resulting from its mutations are not clear to them.

He added that the incubation period of the new coronavirus can range from one to 14 days, and that it becomes contagious during its incubation period, unlike the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by the Coronavirus, which appeared in China and killed nearly 800 people worldwide in 2002 and 2003.

He continued, in his testimony, which was attended by a large number of journalists and came on the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday, that efforts to contain the virus, which have so far included restrictions on movement and travel and cancellation of major activities, will be intensified.

The new virus is believed to have appeared for the first time late last year in a seafood market in central China's Wuhan city, which was selling wild animals illegally. The virus has spread to Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, and also to the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Australia, France and Canada.

On Sunday, China announced a ban on selling wild animals and their products to markets, restaurants and e-commerce platforms nationwide.

Source: Reuters