China's National Health Commission says 440 people in 13 Chinese provinces are now infected with the new strain of coronavirus, with nine people dying.
The Chinese special administrative region of Macau also confirmed its first case of pneumonia linked to the outbreak, state-owned news agency Xinhua said.
Authorities added that infection of medical staff in the outbreak showed there were loopholes in treatment methods as authorities were still learning about the new virus.
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