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The Wuhan novel coronavirus, a new virus designated 2019-nCoV, was identified in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China in mid-December 2019 when a group of people developed a pneumonia without clear causes, and existing treatments were found to be ineffective. The novel coronavirus has similar characteristics to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). 2019-nCoC is contagious during the incubation period of up to 14 days when the infected may not show any symptoms, and has a fatality rate of about 2-3%. By the end of January 2020, the novel coronavirus had spread to 27 countries and regions globally, infecting almost 18,000 people and causing the death of more than 400.[1][2] As the new coronavirus originated from China and more than 95% of those infected are Chinese,[3] the epidemic caused a rise in xenophobic and anti-Chinese as well as anti-Asian incidents around the world.[4][5][6]