JUST IN: The new coronavirus that has infected more than 200 people in China has been transmitted between humans, according to Chinese health authorities.
. Several cases were reported outside of China, in Japan, Thailand and South Korea.
Three people have died from the virus, which is in the same family as SARS, MERS and the common cold. Patients' symptoms, which resemble pneumonia, include difficulty breathing, fever and lesions on the lungs, which were revealed through chest X-rays."The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan and other places must be taken seriously," Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday, according to state television network CCTV.
In his first commends about the outbreak, Xi warned that it's"extremely crucial" to take every action to fight the disease, and that"party committees, governments and relevant departments at all levels should put people's lives and health first."
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