There is a virus out now that is very concerning. It is called the Coronavirus the number of cases keep on rising. As the death toll in China reaches 170 as well as 1,737 new cases. 170 people had been cured and discharged. Of course the economic impact from this could very well be devastating if this continues and gets even worse. Cases have also been reported outside of China including Canada, Germany, the USA and many other countries.
One Virologist had me very concerned when he said this
"The coronavirus outbreak could be 10 times worse than the SARS epidemic that killed 800, an expert has warned".
However, other experts disagree that the Wuhan virus could be worse than SARS. We have got the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus and the ability to perform rapid diagnosis,” said Ivan Hung, chief of the infectious-diseases division at the University of Hong Kong. “During SARS, we were playing catch-up and had no knowledge of the SARS coronavirus until very late stage – likely five to six months after the outbreak.”
And, he added, “so far the virus is behaving in a less lethal manner than the SARS.”
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-this-time-im-scared-sars-virologist-warns-wuhan-virus-far-worse/
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