The new virus could mutate and spread further, Chinese health officials warn, as they step up containment measures.
It comes as the government said the death toll from the coronavirus had risen to nine with 440 confirmed cases.
A National Health Commission official admitted that the country was now at the “most critical stage” of prevention and control.
On Tuesday, authorities confirmed that human-to-human transmission of the virus had taken place.
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