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Begin forwarded message: > From: Rich Thomas <rich.tho...@pdq.net> > Date: February 14, 2020 at 7:26:33 AM EST > To: Mercedes List <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: OT Virus > > > Morning updates. > > Hoodathunkit the Norks might be hiding something > > NYT > > More than 1,700 medical workers infected in China > > The Chinese authorities disclosed for the first time today that 1,716 medical > workers had contracted the coronavirus and that six had died. The number of > infected workers represents 3.8 percent of China’s overall confirmed > infections. Here are the latest updates and maps of where the virus has > spread. > The news comes a day after China widened a mass roundup of potential > patients, as the government conducts what it has called a “wartime” campaign > to stamp out the epidemic. > Related: The U.S. said it would approve humanitarian assistance to North > Korea to help fight the coronavirus. There are fears the country may be > hiding an outbreak. > Go deeper: Psychologists say that differing responses to the virus and the > flu illustrate our shortcomings in evaluating danger. Our Interpreter > columnist Max Fisher explains. > > WSJ: > > Jump in virus cases fuels new worries. The sharp rise in the number of cases > after Chinese authorities changed the criteria for diagnosing the illness has > raised questions about how soon the outbreak will peak. > > How many people might one person with the virus infect? Public-health experts > are trying to gauge the potential for an epidemic—or, worse, a pandemic—by > calculating the pathogen’s basic reproduction number. > > --R > Sent from iPhone _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
