The Chinese government has accused the United States of causing panic in its response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

It follows the US decision to declare a public health emergency and deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited China in the past two weeks.

There are more than 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus in China where about 361 people have died.

Outside China, there are more than 150 confirmed cases of the virus - and one death, in the Philippines.

[Source: BBC]