Nothing to worry about, nothing at all. New coronavirus 'not spreading' in the US, CDC says. Huh? cnbc.com/2020/01/27/cdc…
And don’t even think about going to China. mercurynews.com/coronavirus-ca…
There is no vaccine, treatment or commercially available product to even test for the virus. Wait, there’s more. #coronavirus cnn.com/asia/live-news…
The U.S. Consulate in Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak, was preparing to fly its diplomats and some other Americans out of the country.apnews.com/8abebaa0abb67a…
“When the 1st case in NYC does arrive, health officials said, that patient may end up in a biocontainment unit in Bellevue Hospital or sent home to ride out the illness in their bedroom. That will depend largely on how sick they are, public health officials say.” Via @nytimes 
Where did the 5 million people go who fled? “With at least 106 dead so far, Beijing has broadened the extraordinary quarantine to more than 50 million people, but the mayor of Wuhan, the outbreak’s epicenter, said 5 million people have already left his city.” Via @washingtonpost
“China’s health minister said the coronavirus is increasing in virulence and now could be contagious even before people exhibit symptoms, making apparently healthy people possible carriers.”
“ A scientific assessment of the spread of the disease, assuming an optimistic 90 percent quarantine, still predicted more than 59,000 infections and 1,500 deaths — twice the toll of the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak.”
By: Reis Thebault
8:15 P.M.: U.S. will send more staff for passenger screening to 20 airports
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is increasing staff to conduct screenings at 20 airports that handle almost all passengers traveling into the country from China.
8:15 P.M.: U.S. will send more staff for passenger screening to 20 airports
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is increasing staff to conduct screenings at 20 airports that handle almost all passengers traveling into the country from China.
