NCoV has also been compared to related coronavirus , the one that causes SARS , or severe acute respiratory syndrome , which appears to have been contained in 2004 , according to the CDC . Out of 31 confirmed cases of infection , the NCoV virus has killed at least 18 people . The virus is similar to virus that causes the common cold , also a virus . NCoV has been linked to HIV , which killed about 10 % of its confirmed victims .
Out of 31 confirmed cases of infection , the NCoV virus has killed at least 18 people . The virus is similar to virus that causes the common cold , also a virus . NCoV has been linked to HIV , which killed about 10 % of its confirmed victims .