Five things to know about the new China coronavirus

Symptoms include coughing, sneezing and difficulty in breathing

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Shopping in Wuhan: The Chinese city, believed to be the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, has been quarantined as the pathogen spreads. © Getty Images

NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Fears are rising that the newly identified coronavirus that broke out in the central Chinese city of Wuhan will spread across Asia like the SARS epidemic nearly two decades ago.

Health officials have confirmed that the infection can be passed from person to person. Authorities in Beijing and beyond are expanding screening at transport hubs as hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens are preparing to travel domestically and overseas during the Lunar New Year holiday, which starts this weekend.

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