Singapore business meeting linked to Malaysian, South Korean coronavirus cases

Singapore has reported 24 cases of coronavirus, including some local transmission cases.

SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An international business gathering at a plush Singapore hotel has been linked to coronavirus cases that have spread across the region, in a worrying sign of secondary transmissions from an epidemic that originated in China.

Malaysia on Tuesday (Feb 4) said its first citizen to be infected with the virus - a 41-year-old man - had attended a meeting in Singapore in mid-January that had included several international delegations, some from China.