China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns

BBC ^ | January 25th, 2020 | Unattributed

[Mariner]

The country is facing a "grave situation" Mr Xi told senior officials, according to state television.

The coronavirus has killed at least 41 people and infected some 1,400 since its discovery in the city of Wuhan.

Travel restrictions have already hit several affected cities.

And from Sunday, private vehicles will be banned from central districts of Wuhan, the source of the outbreak.

A second emergency hospital is to be built there within weeks to handle 1,300 new patients, and will be finished in half a month, state newspaper the People's Daily said. It is the second such rapid construction project: work on another 1,000-bed hospital has already begun.

Specialist military medical teams have also been flown into Hubei province, where Wuhan is located.

The urgency reflects concern both within China and elsewhere about the virus which first appeared in December.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Someone else brought up....the death rate is fairly low.

The REPORTED death rate is fairly low.

[redgolum]

If I remember right, she passed a while ago There was a great article about an interview she did.

But you are correct, since I am not 100% sure I should have pinged MA.

[dfwgator]

When it hits Beijing and Shanghai, you’ll know it’s about to get real.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Any idea when Agenda-Free TV will broadcast again? He doesn’t seem to have a schedule listed.

[HangnJudge]

The Cat is out of the bag

[frank ballenger]

Stealth virus. Nearly unstoppable.

Could you please re-post that list you gave yesterday on time before obvious infection and time for live virus on surfaces?

All should see that important information. Thanks.

[mikey_hates_everything]

4% of 1.5B is 60M. Mao killed more than that.

[OwenKellogg]

Was there another interview after this ...

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2820204/posts

[Mariner]

Cases reported in both cities.

[central_va]

I have Norton’s Anti Virus so I am not worried.

[Mariner]

“Mao killed more than that.”

Yep.

But it was confined to China.

[redgolum]

Thank you

[entropy12]

Viruses come and viruses go. Don’t hear much about Ebola or Sars viruses any more. 60,000 people die in China every day from some other causes. Sorry, but this Corona-virus is small potatoes.

[null and void]

Even if she has passed, the Egyptians had a saying:

To speak of the dead is to bring them to life.

[OKSooner]

Thanks

[null and void]

None.

[frank ballenger]

I have Norton’s Anti Virus so I am not worried.

Ralph Kramden on the Honeymooners: "Norton? It was his idea? You shoulda known anything that Norton thought up wouldn't work."

[dfwgator]

But when it gets to the level of Wuhan, there, that’s when the panic really sets in.

[RummyChick]

As someone pointed out..this could be fan fiction from the Chinese since it lays blame elsewhere..but interesting that it fits what it happening

[Karl Spooner]