China Confirms Wuhan Coronavirus Can Be Spread by Humans According to CNN, the death toll due to the br new virus in China has reached six. br More than 300 people have fallen ill. On Monday, Chinese President br Xi Jinping ordered "resolute efforts br to curb the spread" of the virus. The central Chinese city Wuhan br has canceled its annualbr Lunar New Year celebrations. Tour agencies have been br forbidden to take any groups br outside of Wuhan. Private vehicle spot checks br will be conducted by police. br Officers will be searching for br any wild animals or live poultry. More screening areas br and thermal monitors will be br installed in public areas and markets. These monitors were br installed beginning Jan. 14. br The first detections of the br virus began in mid-December. Cases have been detected br in several Chinese provinces, br as well as in South Korea, br Thailand, Japan and Taiwan. The virus causes flu-like br symptoms. Little else br is known about it.