Nations around the world are preparing for a (1) major outbreak of a new deadly virus. The coronavirus, which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has (2) O killed 17 people. It has spread to the USA, Japan, Korea and Thailand. More than 540 people have (3) Othe virus and are in hospital. The World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting to (4) Owhether the outbreak is a global health emergency. China is urging people not to panic ahead of the Chinese New Year next week. Millions of Chinese will be travelling across the country to (5) C holiday season with their families. Meanwhile, the city of Wuhan has (6) the its public transport systems to help stop the spread of the virus. The new coronavirus is suspected to have come from illegally (7) Wuhan market. The virus (8) O and spread from an animal to a human. There are fears it could mutate and spread further. Scientists say the virus is (9) O and can be passed from person to person through the air. Dr Linfa Wang, a virologist at the Duke-National University of Singapore, said the new coronavirus is in the same (10) as SARS, but it's different from SARS. He said people needed to look for pneumonia-like symptoms, such as fever, (11) | a 36-year-old woman from Beijing, said: feel fearful because there's no (12) animals in a and difficulty breathing. Fu Ning, for the virus."
