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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: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 31 2020, @12:24AM (5 children)
https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/ew2tjo/local_report_why_has_there_been_no_news_from/ [reddit.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 31 2020, @01:00AM
Pretty intense. Thanks for posting this.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday January 31 2020, @02:10AM (3 children)
Guess nobody cut off his internet yet...
The story reads a little weird. The Andromeda Strain, maybe?
And of course rumors are flying... [nzherald.co.nz]
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday January 31 2020, @05:35PM
I don't like it when rumors are flying.
Rumors can be spread more quickly and efficiently over the internet.
Police can legally stop you for having too much tent on your window.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Saturday February 01 2020, @11:17PM (1 child)
I am amazed that the NZ Herald would dare to publish a story like that, considering the amount of dodgy Chinese money they take.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday February 02 2020, @12:34AM
They have a crowd of white nationalist that needs pandering also
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..