The Coronavirus has now reached US soil, and now the mainstream media machine has jumped into life. I have been following this story for a week and started reporting the first human to human transference of the disease on Saturday.
At the time of writing, and these numbers are sketchy. To the best of my knowledge, at least 200 people have been infected, leaving 6 people dead. Those numbers are hard to argue with; this is serious.
What most people outside of Asia will find hard to understand is how vital this current time period is. We are just entering the Chinese new year, where over 3 billion journeys will be made by Chinese citizens both inside and outside of Chine.
The Chinese state and media have been very quiet on this subject. But reports from hong Kong and research teams in Canada paint a much darker picture. Projections of this potentially fatal outbreak paint a picture much worse than the media is showing.
If you are traveling in Asia, the message is simple. Be careful, use face masks and hand sanitizers at all times, and avoid crowded Chinese new year celebrations.
A more detailed analysis can be found here
https://steemit.com/travel/@suckmyarthole/how-serious-is-the-coronavirus-first-case-reported-in-us
Mr Tan In Asia
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