Beijing

The death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Jan. 31 and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.

In a new travel advisory, the U.S. State Department raised its warning for China to the same level as Afghanistan and Iraq, saying on its website, "Do not travel to China due to novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan."

Turkish Airlines announced on Jan. 31 that it is suspending flights to four Chinese destinations until Feb. 9 amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Korean government has decided to allocate $ 5 million to China to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus, TASS reported.

The new strain of coronavirus spreading across China claimed its first victim in Beijing, officials said on Jan. 28, as the death toll climbed to 106, the United States warned citizens against trips to the country and financial markets recoiled again at the potential impact on the world's second-biggest economy.   

China ranks second in the world in weapons production after the United States. Four Chinese companies in the industry are among the top 20 arms dealers in the world, according to a report by a Swedish research institute published today.

The deadly virus originated from the city of Wuhan, from a wild market, and quickly began to spread first to the city of 11 million people, and then the disease spread to the surrounding cities, but also to neighboring countries.

Turkey has prepared thermographic cameras and other precautionary measures against the spread of the new flu-like coronavirus, but there are currently no cases or patients at risk, the Health Ministry said.

The number of the death cases has increased to 9 with 440 confirmed cases.

He added that Serbia remains committed to the EU integration despite the delay in the accession process, which he said was "unprecedented."

According to the latest information, the number infected with the new type of coronavirus in China has increased to 440, and nine people have died.
The new coronavirus, which causes pneumonia, transmits from person to person, so it is contagious between humans.

The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Jan. 22 with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province.