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What we know and don't know about coronavirus
Published Jan 22, 2020A new coronavirus not previously detected in humans has rippled through parts of China, spreading to more than 440 people since first appearing in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December. At Johns Hopkins, the Center for Health Security has suggested that the next global pandemic "will not only cause great illness and loss of life" but could also lead to "major cascading economic and societal consequences." The difference in this case, says the center's director, is that there's still time to get the public health response to this new coronavirus right.
