Chinese Authorities Rule out SARS in Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak, Now 59 Cases

Chinese Authorities Rule out SARS in Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak, Now 59 Cases
A child receives a vaccination shot at a hospital in Huaibei in China's eastern Anhui province on July 26, 2018. -/AFP via Getty Images
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The Chinese regime has confirmed more people have contracted an “unknown viral pneumonia” in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, bringing the total to 59 less than a week after state-media first reported the outbreak.

The local government’s health commission on Jan. 5 ruled out the flu, bird flu, adenovirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), as being the cause of the virus. It added that it is still investigating the matter.

Nicole Hao
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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.
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