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Suspected Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) case reported in Mexico City

The new coronavirus strain behind China pneumonia outbreak is fuelling global alarm after several cases were reported in several countries

A policeman wearing a mask walks past a quarantine notice about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China - Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS
24/01/2020 |17:16
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Mexico's Health Ministry reported another suspected case of the ( 2019-nCov ) in Mexico .

José Luis Alomía

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, director of Epidemiology and coronavirus spokesman disclosed that so far seven cases have been reported and two people, and a 44-year-old woman in Mexico City , have been cleared of the Novel Coronavirus ( 2019-nCov ) strain.

The remaining five cases are yet to be confirmed. , , Michoacán and another woman in Mexico City .

The which probably has its origin in a seafood market in the central city of Wuhan , China , is fuelling global alarm after several cases were reported in several countries.

However, the risk of a major health emergency similar to the is lower, due to the rapid reaction from the Asian country authorities.

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