Coronavirus outbreak: death toll rises to 56 as US plans to evacuate citizens – updates
Authorities in China say infections have risen to more than 1,600 while the US and Australia are pulling people out of stricken city of Wuhan. Follow all the latest developments here
We have a interesting insight into how the outbreak first affected people in Wuhan as a local woman tells us how she contracted the virus after eating near the now infamous market in the city.
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This liveblog is now moving from Australia (where it’s Australia Day, somewhat controversially) to India, where it’s Republic Day.
My colleague in New Delhi, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, is taking over. You can correspond with her by the usual channels.