Panic as Coronavirus infects more than 6,000 in China, other countries

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people in the mainland and more than a dozen other countries. Some details on cases confirmed as of midday Wednesday in Beijing:

— Thailand: 14 — Taiwan: 8 — Singapore: 7 — Malaysia: 7 — Japan: 6 — Australia: 5 — United States: 5, 2 in southern California and 1 each in Washington state, Chicago, and Arizona.  South Korea: 4 — France: 4 — Germany: 4 — Canada: 3 — Vietnam: 2 — United Arab Emirates: Unspecified number of cases in one family. — Nepal: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 Vanguard