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China has confirmed human-to-human transmission in the outbreak of a new SARS-like virus as the number of cases soared and authorities Tuesday said a fourth person had died. The news came as the World Health Organization said it would consider declaring an international public health emergency over the outbreak. The coronavirus, which has spread to three other Asian countries and infected more than 200 people in China, has caused alarm because of its genetic similarities to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003. The discovery of human-to-human transmission comes as hundreds of millions of people are criss-crossing the country in packed trains, buses and planes this week to celebrate the Lunar New Year with relatives. Health authorities in the central city of Wuhan, where a seafood market has been identified as the centre of the outbreak, said Tuesday that an 89-year-old man became the fourth person … [Read more...] about China says virus spreading between humans as WHO set to meet

Hanoi (VNA) – A working group from the Health Ministry on January 21 inspected the readiness of the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi following the outbreak of coronavirus pneumonia that has made more than 200 people infected in China and caused two deaths there. The medical staff examined screening for passengers exhibiting symptoms possibly connected with the novel virus at the airport, which serve 115-120 international flights each day, including up to 16 from China. According to doctor Nguyen Hai Nam from the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), quarantine work at airport is the first effort made to prevent the disease. Although there is no direct flight from Wuhan where the first cases of the acute pneumonia were found, screening has been enhanced for flights from China and countries reporting cases of the deadly virus. “CDC staff will work all around the clock at the airport. Particularly, we have planned to increase human resources and … [Read more...] about Measures put in place to prevent coronavirus

The quantity and sophistication of sensors deployed in vehicles will increase in 2020, but fully autonomous vehicles will require more ubiquitous 5G connectivity and more artificial intelligence. The connected world will force a shift in how performance, reliability, and integrity are evaluated. … [Read more...] about Advanced applications related to 5G will explode in 2020