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Medical staff members carry a patient into the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected by a mysterious SARS-like viral pneumonia are being treated, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 18, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Chinese authorities on Jan. 19 reported a third death due to a viral pneumonia that first broke out in the central city of Wuhan.
And for the first time, China confirmed cases of infection outside of Wuhan, suggesting that the disease has spread more widely than authorities previously let on.
Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.