Cases of Novel Coronavirus Spike in Wuhan, China

China has experienced an outbreak of coronavirus aka COVID-19

Multiple verified reports confirm that novel coronavirus is badly affecting parts of inland China.

After confirmed independent reports that contaminated wild bat products were consumed in an exotic meat marketplace in Wuhan, China, the economy there has shut down in an effort to slow the spread of the disease, which is overwhelming hospitals.

The data shows that this is an airborne, contagious, potentially lethal virus. What is the rest of the world doing to mitigate risk and prepare for this pandemic?

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