Recently a new virus has developed the ability to travel from human to human. The new virus is known as novel coronavirus, or NCoV. The virus is part of the same family as the SARS virus that began in China in 2002 and infected about 8,000 people, and killed around ten percent of the infected. Both viruses share similar symptoms of difficult breathing, fever, and coughing. The current risk of this virus is low, but it can mutate. So far only 11 people have contracted the disease, but five of them have died due to the virus. The countries that so far have reported cases are Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Britain, and Germany, but all the patients in Britain had recently been to the Middle East, and the patient from Germany is from Qatar. Coronaviruses are spread like many other respiratory infections, through coughs and sneezes. Currently there is no need for great concern, but it something that should be closely watched for any changes.
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