Exclusive | China coronavirus: at least three suspected cases found in Shenzhen, Shanghai, sources say
- Two people said to be in quarantine at a specialist hospital in Shenzhen and a third being monitored in Shanghai, but authorities decline to comment
- Wuhan health commission confirms 17 new cases in city where outbreak thought to have started
Two Chinese visitors to Thailand and a Chinese man working in Japan have already been confirmed as having been infected, while authorities in Singapore, Vietnam, Nepal, Hong Kong and Taiwan have said they are monitoring a number of suspected cases.
Authorities in Wuhan announced on Sunday that 17 new cases were found with the help of new test kits on Friday – taking the total number to 62. Of those, two people have died, eight are in a serious condition and 19 have been discharged.
However, there have been no official reports of any infections or even suspected cases in any other mainland Chinese cities, despite there being more than 90 of the latter in Hong Kong, as of Saturday.
However, three separate sources have told the South China Morning Post that at least two suspected cases have been reported in the south China city of Shenzhen, and a third in Shanghai, in the east of the country.
The two people in Shenzhen are currently in quarantine at the Third People’s Hospital, which specialises in the treatment of infectious diseases, the sources said.
