The coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 106, after China said it had more than 4,500 confirmed cases of the deadly disease.
The number of total confirmed cases rose to 4,515 as of January 27, the National Health Commission said in a statement, up from 2,835 reported a day earlier.
Germany has also declared its first confirmed case of the disease, while people returning to the UK from Wuhan in China where the virus broke out have been told to "self isolate" for two weeks - even if they have no symptoms.
Bavaria's health department said late on Monday that a man in the town of Starnberg, 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Munich, has been confirmed as suffering from the virus.
The patient is in "good condition" and isolated under medical observation, Bavaria's health department said in a statement posted on its website. It did not disclose any details of the patient's age or nationality.
"People who have been in contact (with the patient) have been informed in detail about possible symptoms, hygiene measures and transmission channels," the health department said.
The virus, that broke out at the end of last year, has stranded tens of millions during the big Lunar New Year holiday and rattled global markets.
Cases linked to people who travelled from Wuhan have been confirmed in a dozen countries, from Japan to the United States.
Thailand and Hong Kong have each reported eight cases of infection; the United States, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore and Macau have five each; Japan, South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four; France three; Vietnam and Canada two each, and one each in Germany, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
No fatalities have been reported outside China.
The previously unknown coronavirus strain is believed to have emerged late last year from illegally traded wildlife at an animal market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Wuhan on Monday in an apparent effort to boost morale in the city as Beijing moved to display its intent to tackle the crisis seriously.
The World Health Organisation said that while the outbreak was an emergency for China, it was not yet a global health emergency.
Severe travel restrictions have been put in place in several Chinese cities.
In Wuhan, urban transport is shut and outgoing flights suspended. Tangshan, China's largest steelmaking city in northern Hebei province, suspended all public transit within the city.
Beijing suspended most bus services to Hebei province. Among other measures to contain the virus, China halted all group tours, affecting tourism both at home and to other countries, from January 27.
China's Tibet Autonomous Region has temporarily closed all tourist sites to prevent the virus spreading. The United States warned against travel to China, while Canada issued a warning against travel to Hubei province.
Asian stocks extended a global selloff on Tuesday as China took more drastic steps to combat the virus, raising concerns about a drag on global economic growth. South Korea said it was going "all out" to contain the outbreak and vowed to stabilise financial markets should volatility
worsen.
Countries including France, Italy, Japan, Australia and the United States are working to evacuate citizens from Wuhan.
Some experts believe the virus is not as dangerous as the 2002-03 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that killed nearly 800 people, or the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has killed more than 700 people since 2012.
In a significant ramping up of the precautions in the UK around the virus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned officials could not be 100% certain that the virus is not spread by people who are not displaying symptoms.
The move means around 1,500 people who have returned from Wuhan since January 10 should isolate themselves for 14 days from the date of leaving China for the UK.
Ministers have said they are working to get Britons out of coronavirus-hit Hubei province in China, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the Government is doing "everything we can".
Officials estimate that up to 200 UK citizens currently there will want to return to the UK.
The virus has caused alarm because it is still too early to know how dangerous it is and how easily it spreads between people. Also because it is new, humans have not been able to build immunity to it.
