Macau confirms first new coronavirus case - Xinhua

File Photo: A general view of Macau peninsula, China, seen from Macau Tower October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
File Photo: A general view of Macau peninsula, China, seen from Macau Tower October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Macau confirmed on Wednesday its first case of pneumonia linked to an outbreak of a new coronavirus strain in the central mainland China city of Wuhan, China's state news agency Xinhua said.

The death toll from the new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases. The virus, originating in Wuhan at the end of last year, has spread to Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai, as well as the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. (Writing by Marius Zaharia Editing by Shri Navaratnam)