China has warned that a deadly SARS-like virus could mutate and spread.
China warned Wednesday that a SARS-like virus could mutate and spread as the death toll rose to nine and the number of cases reached 440 across the country.
The coronavirus is transmitted via the respiratory tract and there "is the possibility of viral mutation and further spread of the disease", National Health Commission vice minister Li Bin said at a news conference.
Health screenings are being ramped up at Australian airports as a Brisbane man suspected of having the disease is released from isolation.
A Brisbane man being tested for a deadly SARS-like virus has been released from isolation.
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