Health DG: How coronavirus is transmitted still not clear

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): How the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is transmitted is not clearly known, although the cases detected so far have symptoms of respiratory tract infection, such as fever, coughing and breathing difficulty, says Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

He said there was evidence of human-to-human transmission, especially among close contacts.