<p class="title">The number of people in China infected by a new SARS-like virus jumped to 291 on Tuesday, according to authorities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There have been nearly 80 new confirmed cases of the virus that has so far killed four people, with over 900 still under medical observation, said the National Health Commission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The new confirmed cases are mostly in Hubei province where a seafood market in the capital city Wuhan has been identified as the epicentre of the outbreak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The commission said there are five confirmed cases in Beijing, 14 in the southern province of Guangdong and two in Shanghai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It added that there are over 50 suspected cases under observation in 14 other provinces and regions across China, including the northeastern Jilin province, eastern Zhejiang and southern Hainan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Countries across Asia have ramped up measures to block the spread of the new virus which can be transmitted between humans, raising fears of a massive outbreak during the upcoming major holiday travel rush.</p>
<p class="title">The number of people in China infected by a new SARS-like virus jumped to 291 on Tuesday, according to authorities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There have been nearly 80 new confirmed cases of the virus that has so far killed four people, with over 900 still under medical observation, said the National Health Commission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The new confirmed cases are mostly in Hubei province where a seafood market in the capital city Wuhan has been identified as the epicentre of the outbreak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The commission said there are five confirmed cases in Beijing, 14 in the southern province of Guangdong and two in Shanghai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It added that there are over 50 suspected cases under observation in 14 other provinces and regions across China, including the northeastern Jilin province, eastern Zhejiang and southern Hainan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Countries across Asia have ramped up measures to block the spread of the new virus which can be transmitted between humans, raising fears of a massive outbreak during the upcoming major holiday travel rush.</p>