Coronavirus to be known as 'NCP' (China's National Health Commission) China's National Health Commission announces that it has given the coronavirus a temporary official name, novel coronavirus pneumonia or NCP, until a permanent name for the infection is determined. The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES