Updated February 6th, 2020 at 16:41 IST

Coronavirus outbreak: Malaysia confirms two new virus cases

Malaysian authorities confirmed two more cases of a new virus on Thursday, bringing the country's total number of cases to 14.

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Malaysian authorities confirmed two more cases of a new virus on Thursday, bringing the country's total number of cases to 14.

Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the new cases were a Malaysian citizen and a Chinese tourist.

On Wednesday, Ahmad had announced that two Malaysians arrived on a special evacuation flight from Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the epicenter of the virus outbreak.

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 14,550 people globally.

Cases confirmed as of Sunday morning in Beijing:

— China: 14,380 cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong Kong has 14 cases and Macao has seven. Most of the 304 deaths have been in central Hubei province, where illnesses from the new type of coronavirus were first detected in December.

— Thailand: 19

— Japan: 20

— Singapore: 18

— South Korea: 15

— Taiwan: 10

— Malaysia: 8

— Australia: 7

— Germany: 8

— United States: 8

— France: 6

— Vietnam: 6


— Canada: 4

— United Arab Emirates: 5

— Russia: 2

— Italy: 2

— Britain: 2

— Cambodia: 1

— Finland: 1

— India: 1

— Philippines: 1 death, 1 additional case

— Nepal: 1

— Sri Lanka: 1

— Sweden: 1

— Spain 1

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Published February 6th, 2020 at 16:41 IST