A preliminary investigation into a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China has been identified a previously unknown coronavirus. For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Yoon Jung-min. Jung-min, tell us what health authorities have found. Mark, the World Health Organization raised a possibility that a series of mysterious pneumonia cases in the Chinese city of Wuhan may be a new type of coronavirus. The health organization added it needs more information to confirm the cause. On Thursday, China's Xinhua news agency reported a group of experts found a new type of coronavirus in their preliminary lab results. They said 15 positive results of a new coronavirus were detected from the patients' test samples. The news agency said it may take years to develop vaccines. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, known as SARS or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS. Chinese authorities said the new virus can cause severe illness in some patients but does not seem to easily pass from person to person. According to Wuhan health authorities, fifty-nine cases were reported as of Sunday,... while eight of them have been discharged and seven are in a critical condition. What's worrisome is that Lunar New Year holidays are just a few weeks away in China,... when millions of people will be travelling. China's transport ministry said that it will tighten efforts to prevent the disease from spreading during the holiday.
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