New virus spreading in Asia (Video)

Every day, someone new is getting infected. The number of victims has tripled in the past week. A new virus is spreading from Wuhan city in Central China's Hubei province to other cities in the country.

Wuhan authorities have confirmed 139 cases of infection in the past two days. Two people were reported to have been attacked in the capital Beijing during the Chinese New Year's Eve.

Three deaths have been reported in the virus. The virus is spreading from China to other Asian countries. South Korea also confirmed the news of a man on Monday after two people were attacked in Thailand and one in Japan.

The virus has caused panic in the region. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that the virus could spread worldwide.