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Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO
The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China.
"The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems.
1st Person-To-Person Spread Of Coronavirus Has Occurred In U.S., CDC Says
Coronavirus: US reports first person-to-person transmission
Chicago health officials have reported the first US case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly coronavirus.
The new patient is the spouse of a Chicago woman who carried the infection back from Wuhan, China, the US Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday.
The discovery marks the second report of the virus in Illinois and the sixth confirmed case in the US.
This paper provides early estimates of 2019-nCoV epidemiological parameters: Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic predictions (open, DOI: 10.1101/2020.01.23.20018549) (DX)
Used model does not offer much grounds for optimism.
Previously:
China Reports 3rd Death, Nearly 140 New Cases of Coronavirus
China Confirms Human-To-Human Transmission of New Coronavirus; CDC Confirms First US Case
Coronavirus: Millions Quarantined in Wuhan City
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Latest Updates
In The Pipeline: Coronavirus
Plague Inc. Maker: Don't use our Game for Coronavirus Modeling
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(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Friday January 31 2020, @12:57AM (3 children)
I think they're more worried about small island nations, and poor countries that might not cope well with a large number of sick people.
I'm sure the US will deal with this fine.
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Friday January 31 2020, @04:27AM (1 child)
I don't know... You make it sound like "Meh, being a zombie is not that bad, at least if you do it part time"
(grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Saturday February 01 2020, @11:13PM
I wouldn't want to make a career out of it, but it's a diverting hobby. :-)
(Score: 3, Interesting) by sjames on Friday January 31 2020, @05:17AM
The U.S. does have some advantage due to experience. We're quite used to untreated illness and going to work while sick.
On the other hand, that's a perfect setup for a pandemic.