World Health Organization Declares China's Coronavirus Is A HIGH Risk To Other Countries

Daily Mail: World Health Organization declares China's coronavirus is a HIGH risk to other countries and admits it rated it 'moderate' by MISTAKE last week as death toll rises to 82

* A 50-year-old man in Beijing has become the latest, and 82nd, victim of the outbreak – he died earlier today
* Cambodia today announced its first case and a second person was diagnosed in Toronto, Canada
* The World Health Organization now says there is a 'very high' risk of the virus spreading inside China
* Experts in the UK think the true number of cases is higher than 100,000 already, with many undiagnosed
* China's New Year public holiday shutdown will now continue for at least another week to buy authorities time

The World Health Organization has upgraded China's risk to other countries as 'high' because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak and admitted the 'moderate' rating it issued last week was a mistake.

The WHO's chief is in Beijing for crisis talks and today admitted the danger of the infection spreading to other countries is higher than previously claimed and is 'very high' inside China.

A total of 15 countries or territories outside of China have now confirmed cases, with Sri Lanka and Cambodia the latest to announce and a second case diagnosed in Canada today, in the wife of the Toronto man who was the first patient.

Beijing also today saw the Wuhan coronavirus claim its 82nd death when a 50-year-old man died in hospital in the nation's capital at around 8pm local time (12pm GMT).

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Update #1: WHO chief arrives in China for talks on coronavirus crisis as death toll jumps -- SCMP
Update #2: WHO Chief Arrives in China Amid Growing Virus Fears -- Foreign Policy

WNU Editor: I would not be surprised if in the coming days this "high" classification will be upgraded to "very high".

Update #3: John Hopkins is updating this outbreak in real time (click here).