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A SARS like virus is spreading through the Middle East and Europe. with deadly results.
And some experts are now saying that the novel coronavirus could be spreading through human
to human contact.
Kim Hyun-bin reports.
The new corona virus that has been sweeping through Europe and the Middle East could be
contagious.
The World Health Organization said Sunday that there are signs the new coronavirus could
be transmitted by human to human contact.
"The different clusters seen in multiple counties increasingly support the hypothesis that when
there is close contact, this novel coronavirus can transmit from person to person."
The W-H-O representative added that countries need to raise awareness about the deadly disease
among their populations.
French authorities announced on Sunday that a second person had come down with the virus
after being in close proximity with France's only known coronavirus patient for a prolonged
period.
In Saudi Arabia, two more have died from the novel coronavirus, raising the death toll
to 15. of the 24 cases confirmed since last summer.
The virus first emerged last year in the gulf, but several other cases were found in Britain,
France and Germany. in people who had visited the Middle East.
There have been a total of 34 confirmed cases worldwide.
Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News