Coronavirus outbreak: virus´s ability to spread `getting stronger`, says minister - updates
(The Guardian World News)

As the death toll reaches 56, the Chinese government promises tougher crackdown to stop the spread. Follow all the latest developments here Inter-city buses banned from capital, Xi´an and TianjinScientists race to discover how Wuhan victims were infected 8.02am GMT I will now be handing over to my colleague Haroon Siddique in London who will be covering the latest updates on the outbreak 7.44am GMT At a press conference by the State Council Information Office of China, they confirmed that there have been 2,057 cases of coronavirus globally. China´s national health minister Ma Xiaowei said that it is possible the pathogen causing the virus came from a wild animal, and that 1,600 medical professionals were being dispatched to Wuhan to help handle the rising number of cases.Ma admitted that the virus´s ability to spread seemed to be getting stronger and that they were not clear about the risks of the virus mutating. The incubation period is between 1 and 14 days, he said, and said it was likely the number of cases would continue to rise. Continue reading...