By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

Officials with the Beijing Daxing District Health and Health Committee have confirmed two novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases, according to a Sina News report (computer translated).

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The patients had a history of travel to Wuhan, were hospitalized in medical institutions in Daxing District and testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the patients had the new coronavirus.

The two patients have been treated in isolation at designated hospitals. They have no respiratory symptoms and are in stable condition. Daxing District has carried out medical observations of close contacts, and currently there are no abnormalities such as fever.