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Novel Coronavirus Situation Update
This is a rapidly evolving situation. International SOS is monitoring closely and updating this website as more information becomes available.
Towards the end of December 2019, authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, announced a cluster of cases of pneumonia associated with the Huanan / South China Seafood Wholesale Market, for which a cause had not yet been identified. On 8 January, a new coronavirus "2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)" was identified as the cause of the illness. By the third week of January there were over 200 confirmed cases in Wuhan, with several exported cases in other areas of China, and into other countries. Transmission may be occurring from animal/environment to people and human-to-human transmission has been confirmed.
Further cases are expected although the geographic extent and size of the outbreak cannot be predicted.
For more information, go to: https://pandemic.internationalsos.com/2019-ncov
For the latest information on the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus, clients and members should access the medical alert on the International SOS location guides, and the Pandemic Information Service website and call their local Assistance Centre if you need further information and support.
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About the International SOS Group of Companies
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