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“All the crematoriums of Hubei are backed up & cannot take bodies."

ATL🇺🇸 Having reported in over 30 epidemic zones, @Laurie_Garrett breaks down the tough realities of #coronavirus, possibility of a global pandemic & how to stay safe.
@Laurie_Garrett “There is now a global supply crisis for PPEs [full-body protection]…Where are they all made, for the most part? China.

...I don’t know where PPEs are going to come from if we have this epidemic here.”

@Laurie_Garrett on ATL🇺🇸

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#coronavirus: Many healthcare workers won't go home for weeks, so they don't infect their families.

In Wuhan, they're in “a true hell on earth. They’ve gone into Dante’s Inferno," says @Laurie_Garrett, who has been in over 30 outbreaks on ATL🇺🇸
@Laurie_Garrett #Coronavirus “could infect more than 60% of the human population with a 1% mortality rate… You’re talking about more than 100 million dead," according to @HKUMed dean and epidemiologist @gmleunghku.

@Laurie_Garrett on American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸

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@Laurie_Garrett @hkumed @gmleunghku “Xi is feeling very threatened…He fired the head of the whole epidemic response & replaced him with the head of security.”

ATL🇺🇸China's regime sees #coronavirus as a problem of national security, instead of public health, says @Laurie_Garrett.

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@Laurie_Garrett @hkumed @gmleunghku Evidence suggests #coronavirus can be transmitted not only through droplets, but can also stay suspended in the air circulating around a room.

@Laurie_Garrett explains #COVIDー19 transmission on ATL🇺🇸

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@Laurie_Garrett @hkumed @gmleunghku “The entire epidemic control effort in China is based on the SARS experience, which was about fever checks.”

But people with #coronavirus can be infectious even if they show no symptoms. "This is a huge challenge," says @Laurie_Garrett on ATL🇺🇸

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@Laurie_Garrett @hkumed @gmleunghku #Coronavirus: “I’m keeping my eyes on Singapore & Hong Kong… If Singapore can’t keep it under control, then we’re all screwed because they’ve got the best system in the world.”

@Laurie_Garrett on American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸

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