China pneumonia outbreak may be caused by Sars-type virus: WHO

World Health Organization says a new coronavirus, the family linked to Sars and Mers, may be behind Wuhan cases

A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly Sars and Mers outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.

While the UN health agency said it needed more comprehensive information to confirm precisely the type of pathogen causing the infections, it said a new coronavirus was a possibility.

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