There were over 1,000 COVID-19 cases by January 26 , 2020 .
The virus subsequently spread to other provinces of Mainland China ; Hong Kong , Thailand ( Bangkok ) , Japan ( Tokyo ) , Taiwan ( Taoyuan ) , and South Korea ( Seoul ) .As of 26 January 2020 , there are 1975 confirmed cases , of which 830 are within China .
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2