WHO warns overseas virus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'

A Vietnamese woman repatriated from Wuhan, where the SARS-like novel coronavirus originated, carries a child as she walks upon her arrival at the Van Don airport in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province on February 10, 2020. PHOTO | SON NGUYEN | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries.
  • Outside mainland China, there have been more than 350 infections reported in nearly 30 places. There have been two deaths, one in the Philippines and the other in Hong Kong.
  • Several countries have banned arrivals from China while major airlines have suspended flights, and Air China cancelled some of its flights to the United States.