"Six ASEAN countries have been on the list of the countries hit by novel coronavirus infection issued by World Health Organization, but Myanmar is still excluded. According to WHO figures available on February 3 morning, there are 14,557 lab-confirmed cases across the world—14,411 in China including 14 in Hong Kong, 7 in Macao and 10 in Taiwan. Of those confirmed cases, 2,110 are in serious condition. A total of 304 people died in China and one in the Philippines. The one who died in the Philippines had close contact with a confirmed patient. Apart from China, 23 countries are hit by coronavirus and ASEAN countries include Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines. According to WHO, China remains at a very high danger level while other affected countries are at a high level. Previously, WHO defined novel coronavirus suspects as having fever, coughing, need for hospitalization and a history of visit to Wuhan 14 days ago and health staff or those having close contact with the confirmed patients. As for February 1, a history of visit to Wuhan has been changed to a history of visit to China. "Although infection is transmitted from human to human in China, WHO has regarded it as limited human to human transmission only. This is because infection is found in family members and health workers who have close contact with patients. This means that health workers should also stay alert to the infection," said Dr Khin Khin Gyi, deputy director of the Central Infection Disease Control Department under the Public Health Department..."