Cases of new viral pneumonia in China surpass 200
(WorldNews China)

BEIJING (AP) - China reported a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus on Monday, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country`s busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays. Health authorities in the central city of Wuhan, where the viral pneumonia appears to have originated, said an additional 136 cases have been confirmed in the city, which now has a total of 198 infected patients. As of the weekend, a third patient had died, bringing the death toll to three. Two individuals in Beijing and one in the southern city of Shenzhen have also been diagnosed with the new coronavirus,...