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Scientists say the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could soon be declared a pandemic. Here’s what that means. Pandemic

Scientists say the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could soon be declared a pandemic. Here’s what that means.

Scientists and disease experts say the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could soon be declared a pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the coronavirus — whose scientific name is 2019-nCoV — a "public-health emergency of international concern" la…
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February 3, 2020
With Over 8,000 Deaths This Season, Flu Remains Greater Threat Than Coronavirus in U.S. Pandemic

With Over 8,000 Deaths This Season, Flu Remains Greater Threat Than Coronavirus in U.S.

The novel coronavirus that’s sickening thousands globally — and at least five people in the US — is inspiring countries to close their borders and Americans to buy up surgical masks quicker than major retailers can restock them. There’s another virus that has infected 15 million Americans across the country…
bubmag
January 30, 2020
Health experts issued an ominous warning about a coronavirus pandemic 3 months ago. Their simulation showed it could kill 65 million people. Pandemic

Health experts issued an ominous warning about a coronavirus pandemic 3 months ago. Their simulation showed it could kill 65 million people.

Eric Toner, a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, wasn't shocked when news of a mysterious coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, surfaced in early January. Less than three months prior, Toner had staged a simulation of a global pandemi…
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January 23, 2020