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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:47 PM Jan 2020

Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin

city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS.

The number of confirmed cases jumped to 5,974, surpassing the 5,327 in mainland China during the SARS outbreak in 2002-2003.

The death toll rose to 132, which is still lower than the 348 people who were killed in China by SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. Scientists say there are still many questions to be answered about the new virus, including just how transmissible and severe it is.

Chartered planes carrying about 200 evacuees each arrived in Japan and the United States early Wednesday as other countries planned similar evacuations from the city of Wuhan, which authorities have shut down to try to contain the virus.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/virus-cases-in-china-top-sars-as-evacuations-begin/ar-BBZq4be

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Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP

The number of cases was 6,152 about 4 hours ago. defacto7 Jan 2020 #1

More contagious but less severe than SARS is what I've read crimycarny Jan 2020 #2

defacto7

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1. The number of cases was 6,152 about 4 hours ago.

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 03:03 PM

Jan 2020

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

crimycarny

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2. More contagious but less severe than SARS is what I've read

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:33 PM

Jan 2020

SARS had a fatality rate of 9.6% and Coronavirus death rate in Wuhan is 2.1%. The vast majority of deaths were in older people with underlying medical conditions or compromised immune systems. Though a brand new virus is frightening due to the fact that so little is known about it, it's reassuring that it doesn't appear to be nearly as severe as SARS (or MERS, which was even worse!).

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