\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in China\u0027s central city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.\u003c
A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in China’s central city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks, World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
On Thursday, China’s official Xinhua news agency said preliminary lab results conducted by a team of experts showed a new type of coronavirus caused the outbreak that began in December. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome . Some of the virus types cause less severe disease, while some - like the one that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - are far more severe.
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