At least 132 people are dead and almost 6,000 cases have been confirmed in mainland China, as the Wuhan Coronavirus spreads across Asia and the rest of the world.
Also nearly 60 million people are under partial or full lock downs in Chinese cities and there are more than 70 confirmed cases in 17 places outside of China, including at least five in the US.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its travel precautions for China to its highest level and several countries, including the US and Japan, are evacuating citizens from Wuhan.
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The number of infected persons has surpassed 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.
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