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		</div><p>Chinese President Xi Jinping said it was “extremely crucial” to take every possible measure to combat a new coronavirus that has infected 217 people in the country.</p>
<p>His remarks, cited by state broadcaster CCTV on Monday, came the same day that the country reported a sharp rise in the number of people infected by the novel form of viral pneumonia, including the first cases in the capital.</p>
<p>The outbreak comes as the country enters its busiest travel period, when millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays.</p>
<p><i>“The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan and other places must be taken seriously,”</i> Mr Xi said, according to CCTV.</p>
<p>“Party committees, governments and relevant departments at all levels should put people’s lives and health first.”</p>
<p>They should “ensure that the masses have a quiet, peaceful and joyous Spring Festival”, he added.</p>
<p>Health authorities in the central city of Wuhan, where the viral pneumonia appears to have originated, said an additional 136 cases have been confirmed in the city, which now has a total of 198 infected patients.</p>
<p>As of the weekend, a third patient had died.</p>
<p>Five individuals in Beijing and 14 in southern China’s Guangdong province have also been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday evening.</p>
<p>A total of seven suspected cases have been found in other parts of the country, including in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in the southwest and in Shanghai.</p>
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