Chinese authorities have reported 139 new cases of a mysterious virus in two days, marking the first time that the infection has been confirmed in China outside of Wuhan city.
The World Health Organisation says the infection is a coronavirus that been identified in Chinese cities of Wuhan, Beijing and Shenzhen as well as cases found in South Korea, Thailand and Japan.
The ABC's China correspondent Bill Birtles updates Karyn from Beijing.
A woman walks in front of the closed Huanan wholesale seafood market, where health authorities say a man who died from a respiratory illness had purchased goods from, in the city of Wuhan. Photo: AFP or licensors
