German Researchers Develop First Test to Diagnose New Virus From China

German Researchers Develop First Test to Diagnose New Virus From China
A sign stands near the main building of Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 24, 2012. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—German researchers said on Jan. 16 they have developed the first diagnostic test for a new virus that has emerged in central China.

The virus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan last year and cases have since been reported in Thailand and Japan. Dozens of people in China have been sickened by it and one person with severe underlying conditions has died.