What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?
by Sarah Boseley, Hannah Devlin and Martin Belam from Science | The Guardian on (#507HD)
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?
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It is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially infected either worked or frequently shopped in the Huanan seafood wholesale market in the centre of the Chinese city.
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