Canada fifth in ranking that finds world’s preparedness for virus outbreak ‘weak’ – BNN Bloomberg
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Coronavirus kills 106, infects 4,515 people, Chinese health authorities say
Most reported cases are in mainland China, where authorities have quarantined several major cities and canceled Lunar New Year’s events.
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WHO chief heads to China as efforts to contain virus accelerate – BNN Bloomberg
WHO chief heads to China as efforts to contain virus accelerate – BNN Bloomberg
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Scientist who simulated the global impact of a coronavirus outbreak says ‘ the cat’s already out of the bag’ and calls China’s efforts to contain the disease ‘unlikely to be effective’ – MarketWatch
Eric Toner is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and was a part of a simulation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, that…
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Mayor of Wuhan, epicenter of coronavirus outbreak, says 5 million people left the city before travel restrictions were imposed – MarketWatch
‘From observations, the virus is capable of transmission even during incubation period,’ Ma Xiaowei, the director of China’s National Health Commission, said.
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Coronavirus map: A deadly virus is spreading across the world. Here’s where cases have been confirmed.
A map of the coronavirus spread. Cases have been confirmed in China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, the U.S., France, Australia, Malaysia, Nepal and Canada.
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Matt Gurney: Health officials can reassure us all they want, but our system failed | Healthing.ca
The very first part of the coronavirus system that our health officials are so keen to tell us all about isn’t only not working, it can’t work, period
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CORONAVIRUS FACTSHEET: What you need to know | Healthing.ca
The deadly coronavirus outbreak that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 56 people in China and infected about 2,000 worldwide.On Saturday, Ontario government and health officials revealed Canada’s first “presumptive positive case” of coronavirus has been confirmed in Toronto…
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Two Chinese cities under ‘unprecedented’ lockdown following coronavirus outbreak | National Post
The WHO has said it will decide on Thursday whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency
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Op-ed: We need to prepare for US outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus
The epidemic in China is likely much broader than official statistics currently suggest. Global spread appears inevitable.
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