New coronavirus could be transmitted through digestive system

Passengers wearing protective facemasks walk as they arrive at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Sunday (Feb 2). Medical experts believe the new strain of coronavirus in China may be spreading from person to person via the digestive system. - AFP

WUHAN: The new strain of coronavirus in China may be spreading from person to person via the digestive system, Xinhua reported on Sunday (Feb 2), citing medical experts.

Experts from the Renminbi Hospital of Wuhan University and the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Science reported their findings after studying patient stool samples and rectal swabs, the news agency said.