What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?

What are the symptoms of the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, how many people have died and when 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, which also sold live and newly slaughtered animals.