BANGKOK: After Thailand detected its second case of a mysterious SARS-linked virus this week following confirmed cases in China and Japan, the United Nations and China are taking steps to ensure it does not blow out to become a full-blown epidemic in the region.
The UN's health agency says that the outbreak of the disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan is a never-before-seen strain belonging to a broad family of viruses ranging from the common cold to more serious illnesses such as SARS.
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