The death toll from the mysterious SARS-like virus has risen to nine in China, with the US confirming its first case.
According to the US authorities, the virus had been diagnosed in an American national who arrived in Seattle from China.
It comes after Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan also reported cases of the virus, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of last year.
Meanwhile, Chinese officials have confirmed 440 cases, with more than 2,000 people kept in isolation wards following contacts with infected people.
Fifteen medical personnel are among those infected in China, with recent studies confirming that the virus can be transmitted from person-to-person.
Though the origin of the virus is yet to be identified, WHO suggested it is probably linked to Wuhan's seafood market.
India is inspecting facilities of spice makers MDH and Everest for compliance with quality standards after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide.
Israel is poised to send troops into Rafah, the Gazan city it sees as the last bastion of Hamas, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, saying preparations were under way to evacuate war-displaced Palestinian civilians who have been sheltering there.
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies be kept in custody on suspicion of taking bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, a senior figure in the country's ruling party, met with Donald Trump on Tuesday, becoming the latest US ally seeking to establish ties with the Republican presidential candidate.
Russian missiles damaged residential buildings and injured six people in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, early on Wednesday, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.
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