Focus: Infection Control

Economic analyst says the worst has yet to come with coronavirus

The number of new infections is still on the rise


An economy analyst says the worst has yet to come with coronavirus, with the number of new infections is still on the rise, according to an article on the CNBC website.

The severity of the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak in China that’s claimed almost 20 lives is still unknown. The new virus that infected nearly 600 others worldwide.

One characteristic in question is the mortality rate. With SARS, it hit 80 percent at one point.

The new coronavirus comes from the same family of viruses as SARS, which killed nearly 800.

Read the article.

 

 



January 31, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control

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