DEATH TOLL RISES AS VIRUS SPREADS TO ALL CHINESE REGION.

  The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 170, and a confirmed case in Tibet means it has reached every region in mainland China.

Chinese health authorities said there were 7,711 confirmed cases in the country as of 29 January.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet on Thursday to again consider whether the virus constitutes a global health emergency.

Researchers are racing to develop a vaccine to protect people from the virus. One lab in California has plans for a potential vaccine to enter human trials by June or July.

#BBC.