Here is a hot topic passage, please punctuate the text and add capitals nations around the world are preparing for a possible major outbreak of a new deadly virus the coronavirus which started in the chinese city of wuhan has already killed 17 people it has spread to the usa japan korea and thailand more than 540 people have caught the virus and are in hospital the world health organization who is meeting to decide whether the outbreak is a global health emergency china is urging people not to panic ahead of the chinese new year next week millions of chinese will be travelling across the country to spend the holiday season with their families meanwhile the city of wuhan has suspended its public transport systems to help stop the spread of the virus the new coronavirus is suspected to have come from illegally traded animals in a wuhan market the virus mutated and spread from an animal to a human there are fears it could mutate and spread further scientists say the virus is contagious and can be passed from person to person through the air d r linfa wang a virologist at the dukenational university of singapore said the new coronavirus is in the same family as sars but its different from sars He said people needed to look for pneumonialike symptoms such as fever cough and difficulty breathing fu ning a 36yearold woman from beijing said i feel fearful because theres no cure for the virus