Members of a Chinese medical team prepare to leave for Wuhan ... Photograph: Chine Nouvelle/Sipa/Rex/ShutterstockThe coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan has shown how far and fast a disease can travel in our globalised age

The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1,500 new cases, as Japan said it flew citizens out of Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus

Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe United States is working on a vaccine for the novel 2019 coronavirus infection, but Chinese authorities have turned down repeated offers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help respond to an outbreak that has killed at least 106 people, top federal health officials said Tuesday ... Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the agency was developing a vaccine, which would enter a phase one trial within three months

A chartered plane carrying 206 Japanese nationals evacuated from Wuhan, the epicenter of China"s coronavirus outbreak, arrived at Tokyo"s Haneda airport on Wednesday, as the death toll from the new strain rose to 132

Japan has confirmed a third case of infection by China"s coronavirus, the health ministry said on Saturday

Extensive efforts are under to stop travel and large gatherings during the Lunar New Year holiday

‘Too little information is currently available to draw firm conclusions about this virus, and its dangers should not be discounted ... ’Photograph: Feature China/Barcroft MediaEvery so often, our vague awareness of our vulnerability as a species crystallises around a specific threat

The new virus has killed at least six and infected nearly 300 people in China, with confirmed cases in Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and South Korea ... An expert says it can be transmitted by humans

The death in the outbreak epicentre of Wuhan comes as Japan confirms its first case of the coronavirus