Dr. Marc Siegel: No Need To Panic About Coronavirus In US (Forecasts WorldWide Pandemic Though)

Fox News ^ | 2-8-2020 | Brie Stimson

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Americans have no reason to panic over the coronavirus, Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel said Saturday.

"People are walking down the street with masks about a virus that literally only has infected 12 people" in the United States, he said.

Siegel, appearing on "Fox & Friends: Weekend," said Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made the virus harder to control, but the United States has done a great job in helping to control the spread and treat infected people.

While the risk of infection in America right now is "very, very, very, low," he said China's failure to stem the outbreak is causing a "greater risk to the world."

The fast-spreading virus has killed more than 700 people and infected more than 34,500 in China as of Friday. According to the World Health Organization, 72 countries have implemented travel restrictions.

Siegel told the "Fox & Friends" hosts that Chinese officials are still suppressing information about the full extent of the epidemic in that country.

"I believe there [are] well over 34,000 cases -- probably closer to 100,000," he said.

So far, 12 patients have been diagnosed with the virus in the U.S. and a 60-year-old diagnosed with the virus in Wuhan, China -- the epicenter of the outbreak -- has reportedly become the first U.S. citizen to die.

The virus first occurred in a Washington state man who has since been released from the hospital. Six other cases have been confirmed in California, as well as one each in Wisconsin, Arizona and Massachusetts, and two in Illinois.

In addition, more than 800 Americans were evacuated from Wuhan this week. All evacuees will spend 14 days under quarantine on military bases before being released.

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"I think we're going to see a worldwide pandemic from this. I don't think we are going to see anything here of the level of what is happening there, though," Siegel said"

[Black Agnes]

The real problem, worldwide, will be the effect on the supply chain.

[gov_bean_ counter]

coronavirus is neutralized by by a slice of lime....

[txrefugee]

If there weren’t over 350,000 Chinese in the USA, there would be very little danger.

[proust]

2 social credits have been deposited into his account.

[upchuck]

Interesting. Where did that info come from? Got a link?

[ContrarianView]

The corona virus seems to only infect Han Chinese. It’s unusual, but not a single non-Han Chinese person worldwide has died from this virus.

My favorite saying is “Never miss the chance to do someone a favor.”

The US military has the largest stockpile of hazmat suits in the world, and doesn’t need any of them.

Trump would be a hero if he sent 10,000 unarmed US military medical personnel to help China, to help care for infected people. It’s not clear what genetic groups are immune to corona virus, but people of European descent seem to be immune.

He would be a hero who could claim to have helped prevent the deaths of 5% of Chinese citizens (50 million people).

Of course, the euro-weenies will only send a dozen doctors and a field hospital, and the Russians will send another 10,000 medical personnal.

Carpe diem.

[null and void]

Worlsd wide excpet here. That goodness we have secure borders and a robust quarantine system!

oh wait...

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[blam]

"The real problem, worldwide, will be the effect on the supply chain."

Yup. I'm expecting to start seeing shortages. The Lunar New Year vacation time has been extended until 2-10-2020.

China's Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping Trade

[AAABEST]

The corona virus seems to only infect Han Chinese. It’s unusual, but not a single non-Han Chinese person worldwide has died from this virus.

Haven't heard that. Interesting if true.

[pangaea6]

I thought you could use forsythia

[Vermont Lt]

This thing will not kill most people. In fact most people won’t even get that sick. But, it is going to be disruptive and it will hit the economy.

I love the TV docs that look like Marcus Welby or John Cater (ER) who tell us not to worry. Especially when the information. They are dealing with is clearly days or weeks old.

I heard some clown talking about how you cannot get the virus unless the carrier is showing symptoms. Didn’t we dismiss that last week?

TV docs need to catch up.

[Obadiah]

Time to short WalMart.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s because China is full of (gasp!) Chinese.

It’s only been on other continents for less than a week. They have a head start.

[Zathras]

There is probably that many living in SF Bay Area

[Vermont Lt]

I see what you’ve done there.

[Carriage Hill]

Siegel told the “Fox & Friends” hosts that Chinese officials are still suppressing information about the full extent of the epidemic in that country.

“I believe there [are] well over 34,000 cases — probably closer to 100,000,” he said.

BS. There are 250,000+ dead and millions infected, in China alone. The stinking ChiComms LIE about everything!

[grey_whiskers]

I know I've posted this to you before, VermontLt, but I wanted those on this thread to see it too.

Single Mutation Could Significantly Enhance Wuhan Coronavirus

By AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Decade-long structural studies by Fang Li of the University of Minnesota, et al. have shown how the SARS virus (SARS-CoV) interacts with animal and human hosts in order to infect them.

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“Alarmingly, our data predict that a single mutation [at a specific spot in the genome] could significantly enhance [the Wuhan coronavirus’s] ability to bind with human ACE2,” the investigators write. For this reason, Wuhan coronavirus evolution in patients should be closely monitored for the emergence of novel mutations at the 501 position in its genome, and to a lesser extent, the 494 position, in order to predict the possibility of a more serious outbreak than has been seen so far.{emphasis mine.}

Source: “Receptor recognition by novel coronavirus from Wuhan: An analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS” by Yushun Wan, Jian Shang, Rachel Graham, Ralph S. Baric, Fang Li, 29 January 2020, Journal of Virology.

[Carriage Hill]

Watch this: Coronavirus Concentration Camp in China.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

You mean there’s a downside to having your store full of nothing but cheap junk from China?

Time to get back the Panama Canal.