What we know about the new coronavirus

Updated January 23 2020 - 2:18pm, first published 2:14pm
Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as China battles the spread of a new coronavirus.
Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as China battles the spread of a new coronavirus.

Global health authorities fear the transmission rate of coronavirus will accelerate as hundreds of millions of Chinese travel at home and abroad during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.