'Hundreds' likely affected by Chinese virus: researchers

Chinese authorities have said pneumonia linked to the virus has hit at least 41 people in the country, with the outbreak centred around a seafood market in the central city of Wuhan.The scientists at the Centre -- which advises bodies including the World Health Organization -- said they estimated a "total of 1,723 cases" in Wuhan would have been infected as of January 12.The researchers took the number of cases reported outside China so far -- two in Thailand and one in Japan -- to infer how man