China's isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
In just a matter of a couple days the number of deaths has doubled from 131 on Thursday to 259 today.
Saturday, Feb 1:
8th U.S. case of coronavirus confirmed in Massachusetts
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps rising. As of Saturday, there were 12,036 cases globally, and an eighth case was confirmed in the United States.
U.S. officials on Friday declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency.
As a result of the declaration, foreign nationals who have traveled to China in the last two weeks and aren’t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned from entering the U.S., according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. Azar also announced that anyone entering the U.S. who has been in China’s Hubei province in the last two weeks will be subject to a two-week quarantine.
Friday, Jan 31:
9,776 confirmed cases of Wuhan Coronavirus globally.
213 deaths attributed to the virus.
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang and Vice mayor Xu Honglan spoke to reporters in a news conference. Xianwang said the efforts to contain the virus are “severe and complex” as the number of confirmed cases grows. There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks, Honglan explained.
Thursday, Jan 30:
8,236 confirmed cases globally
171 Deaths
World Health Organization declared a global health emergency Thursday as the Coronavirus continues to spread. The WHO announcement the decision at a meeting, after 19 nations confirmed patients with the virus. Moreover, on Thursday the United States confirmed its first person to person transmission of the virus.
CORONAVIRUS LIVE UPDATES: Currently 12,036 Infected, 259 Deaths Globally, 8th U.S. case - Sara A. Carter
Just for some perspective here, the CDC reports that around 80000 people died last year from the flu.
This new corona virus has a long way to go before it catches up.
I'm not saying the new corona virus isn't bad, but influenza is still much worse.
Actually, the average annual death count is 74,363 for all pneumonia and influenza cases. Of that only 8.5% are from influenza.
If it were to go pandemic world wide, experts expect it to be as bad or worse that the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.
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China Gut-Punched as 2nd Deadly Disease Breaks Out
The Chinese province adjacent to the one where the coronavirus first appeared is facing an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, according to news reports.
What officials said was a highly pathogenic strain was reported in Hunan province, just south of Hunei province where the coronavirus-plagued city of Wuhan is located, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced Saturday, according to Reuters.
China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province - Reuters
BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) -
* China reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu at a farm in Shaoyang city of the southern province of Hunan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday.
* The case occurred on a farm with 7,850 chickens, 4,500 of which have died of the bird flu.
* The authorities have culled 17,828 poultry following the outbreak. (Reporting by Judy Hua and Se Young Lee)
Coronavirus news and live updates - CNN
362 confirmed deaths. - More than the SARS virus.
A little over 17,000 confirmed cases worldwide.
More Than 75,000 Now Infected With Coronavirus, According to Medical Experts in Hong Kong
More than 75,000 people may have become infected in China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak, a development that suggests the new disease may be far more viral than the public has been led to believe.
Medical experts from the University of Hong Kong made the claim last week, modeling that the average person infected with the disease may go on to infect 2 or 3 other people. If the disease is so easily transmitted, it may be far more dangerous than previously thought.
If 75,000 people are truly infected with the disease, it’s likely that its pervasiveness has doubled and tripled within matters of weeks or even days.
A count of 75,000 goes well beyond any figures that the Chinese government has admitted to. The Chinese Communist Party has been accused of covering up the spread of the disease in order to protect its own image and that of China internationally.
Alarming videos have emerged of Chinese public health workers removing bodies from residential apartments in body bags.
A Home Security camera video allegedly from #China dated 01/02/2020 shows body-bags being silently transported out of homes almost legitimising what many whistleblowers have been calling a #Coronavirus cover up pic.twitter.com/MsWP4D9zff
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