Coronavirus '60-70 per cent' similar to SARS, as copy reaches high-security CSIRO lab | ABC News

The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak a global emergency as Australian scientists scramble to find a vaccine It's just the sixth time the organisation has made an emergency declaration of this kind. It means there will be greater global coordination to fight the virus including new recommendations around screening, monitoring and other containment measures. The death toll has now risen to 213. There have been 9 confirmed infections in Australia. A lab-grown copy of the virus has now been transferred to one of Australia's most secure scientific labs as the search for a vaccine ramps up. Here's national medical reporter Sophie Scott. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-31/australian-made-coronavirus-copy-reaches-high-security-csiro-lab/11915092 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2mge4KH Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Or follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Or even on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews