<p>A SARS-like virus has claimed 26 lives since emerging on December 31 in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.</p>.<p>Here is a list of countries that have confirmed cases of the so-called coronavirus.</p>.<p>As of Friday, more than 800 people have been infected across China, with 177 in serious condition. Authorities were also examining 1,072 suspected case.</p>.<p>Officials also confirmed the second virus death outside the Wuhan region, saying a patient died in Heilongjiang province, 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) to the northeast.</p>.<p>-- The city of Macau, a gambling hub hugely popular with mainland tourists, has confirmed two cases. The first was a 52-year-old businesswoman from Wuhan who arrived in Macau by high-speed rail on Sunday, via the neighbouring city of Zhuhai.</p>.<p>-- As of Thursday, two people have tested positive in Hong Kong. Both had visited Wuhan in recent days and are being treated in isolation wards in hospital.</p>.<p>Japan's health authorities confirmed a second case on Friday, Kyodo news agency reported, saying the patient was a man in his 40s who was originally from Wuhan and on a trip to Japan.</p>.<p>On January 16, Japan's health ministry said they had its first case -- a man who had visited Wuhan and was hospitalised on January 10, four days after his return to Japan.</p>.<p>Singapore on Friday announced two more confirmed cases of the new SARS-like virus, bringing the total number to three.</p>.<p>The health ministry confirmed the first case Thursday -- a 66-year-old man who arrived from Wuhan with his 37-year-old son, who also tested positive for the coronavirus.</p>.<p>Both had arrived in Singapore on Monday.</p>.<p>The third confirmed case is a 52-year-old Wuhan woman, who arrived in the city-state on Tuesday, and was admitted to hospital the following day.</p>.<p>South Korea confirmed on Friday its second case of the virus.</p>.<p>The health ministry said a South Korean man in his 50s started experiencing symptoms while working in Wuhan on Jan 10. He was tested his return earlier this week, and the virus was confirmed.</p>.<p>The country reported its first case on January 20 -- a 35-year-old woman who flew in from Wuhan.</p>.<p>On January 22, authorities confirmed the first case on the self-ruled island of Taiwan -- a Taiwanese woman in her fifties, living in Wuhan, who returned to the island on Monday with symptoms including fever, coughing and a sore throat.</p>.<p>Thailand has detected four cases so far -- three Chinese nationals from Wuhan and a 73-year-old Thai woman who came back from the Chinese city this month.</p>.<p>Two of the Chinese patients were treated, cured and have travelled back to their country, the Thai health ministry said this week.</p>.<p>On January 21, the United States announced its first case -- a man in his 30s living near Seattle. Officials say he is in a good condition and approached authorities himself after reading about the virus in news reports.</p>.<p>Vietnam confirmed two cases of the virus on Thursday. An infected man from Wuhan travelled to Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month and passed the virus onto his son.</p>.<p>Both are being treated hospital and are stable, Vietnam health officials said.</p>
<p>A SARS-like virus has claimed 26 lives since emerging on December 31 in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.</p>.<p>Here is a list of countries that have confirmed cases of the so-called coronavirus.</p>.<p>As of Friday, more than 800 people have been infected across China, with 177 in serious condition. Authorities were also examining 1,072 suspected case.</p>.<p>Officials also confirmed the second virus death outside the Wuhan region, saying a patient died in Heilongjiang province, 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) to the northeast.</p>.<p>-- The city of Macau, a gambling hub hugely popular with mainland tourists, has confirmed two cases. The first was a 52-year-old businesswoman from Wuhan who arrived in Macau by high-speed rail on Sunday, via the neighbouring city of Zhuhai.</p>.<p>-- As of Thursday, two people have tested positive in Hong Kong. Both had visited Wuhan in recent days and are being treated in isolation wards in hospital.</p>.<p>Japan's health authorities confirmed a second case on Friday, Kyodo news agency reported, saying the patient was a man in his 40s who was originally from Wuhan and on a trip to Japan.</p>.<p>On January 16, Japan's health ministry said they had its first case -- a man who had visited Wuhan and was hospitalised on January 10, four days after his return to Japan.</p>.<p>Singapore on Friday announced two more confirmed cases of the new SARS-like virus, bringing the total number to three.</p>.<p>The health ministry confirmed the first case Thursday -- a 66-year-old man who arrived from Wuhan with his 37-year-old son, who also tested positive for the coronavirus.</p>.<p>Both had arrived in Singapore on Monday.</p>.<p>The third confirmed case is a 52-year-old Wuhan woman, who arrived in the city-state on Tuesday, and was admitted to hospital the following day.</p>.<p>South Korea confirmed on Friday its second case of the virus.</p>.<p>The health ministry said a South Korean man in his 50s started experiencing symptoms while working in Wuhan on Jan 10. He was tested his return earlier this week, and the virus was confirmed.</p>.<p>The country reported its first case on January 20 -- a 35-year-old woman who flew in from Wuhan.</p>.<p>On January 22, authorities confirmed the first case on the self-ruled island of Taiwan -- a Taiwanese woman in her fifties, living in Wuhan, who returned to the island on Monday with symptoms including fever, coughing and a sore throat.</p>.<p>Thailand has detected four cases so far -- three Chinese nationals from Wuhan and a 73-year-old Thai woman who came back from the Chinese city this month.</p>.<p>Two of the Chinese patients were treated, cured and have travelled back to their country, the Thai health ministry said this week.</p>.<p>On January 21, the United States announced its first case -- a man in his 30s living near Seattle. Officials say he is in a good condition and approached authorities himself after reading about the virus in news reports.</p>.<p>Vietnam confirmed two cases of the virus on Thursday. An infected man from Wuhan travelled to Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month and passed the virus onto his son.</p>.<p>Both are being treated hospital and are stable, Vietnam health officials said.</p>