Some info in GT today:

"The official explained that the new virus was ‘still not a very risky disease’ and that not much information was available about its symptoms and mode of transmission.
“We do not have as much information about the virus, just as the WHO, which is still working on detecting it further. But, what we know is the virus belongs to a coronavirus family,” he explained".

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=533264...