China is scrambling to contain the spread of a Coronavirus, the new virus which has left at least six people dead and 300 sick.
The outbreak can spread between humans and has so far spread tp Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
The death toll rose on Tuesday after the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission confirmed that a 66-year-old male and a 48-year-old female died on January 20.
It added that 60 new cases were confirmed by the end of Monday in Wuhan city, where a 15-year-old is the youngest to be infected.
Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected, has cancelled the cancellation of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.
Tour agencies have been banned from taking groups out of Wuhan, while Traffic police will also conduct spot checks on private vehicles to look for live poultry or wild animals, according to state media People’s Daily.
Infections were first detected in Wuhan in mid-December, infrared temperature screening areas were not installed in the city’s airports and stations until January 14, according to state media.
China’s National Health Commission has announced that it had received 291 confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with 77 new cases reported on January 20.
A breakdown of patients identified shows Wuhan (270 cases); Beijing (5 cases); Guangdong province (14 cases); and Shanghai (2 cases).
Suspected cases have also been reported in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Shandong provinces.
