I know they are not trying to panic the public about the new corona virus

Jan 25, 2020
2:29:37pm

OU Cougar All-American

But those in the know are fleeing.

US chartering flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens out of China amid coronavirus outbreak

The US government is arranging a charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens from the Chinese city that has become ground zero for a new deadly strain of coronavirus, a US official with knowledge of the matter told CNN Saturday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/25/politics/coronavirus-us-evacuate-americans-china/index.html[https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/25/politics/coronavirus-us-evacuate-americans-china/index.html]

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I know they are not trying to panic the public about the new corona virus

OU Cougar

1/25/20 2:29pm

You cannot be, repeat cannot be, too cautious in this situation.

Y-Zag

1/25/20 2:30pm

What is the mortality rate for this as compared to more well known illnesses?

SMITTY

1/25/20 2:33pm

We dont even know yet. People are trying to say 4% but China still hasnt

Oompabluepaw

1/25/20 2:39pm

The symptoms for this virus are identical to SARS. Here is the fatality rate

crazY

1/25/20 2:48pm

It was 2% earlier this week

WorfoSAUR

1/25/20 3:02pm

4-5% so far, but it's still early days. Has been climbing as people die, and is

chilango

1/25/20 5:44pm

california had 44 deaths from regular flu this week alone

US chartering flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens out of China amid coronavirus outbreak

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