Some truths about the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization
More than 17,000 people worldwide are infected with the novel coronavirus.
There have been more deaths in mainland China than during the SARS outbreak.
The World Health Organization has stepped up the fight against confusion and misinformation around the outbreak.
The novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, has now been detected in 23 countries, with more than 17,000 people confirmed to be infected.
The majority of people infected are located in China, where more people have now died from the new coronavirus than were killed by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2002-2003. So far, 362 people have died from the new coronavirus.
Here are key things to know about the novel coronavirus. (including myths, such as eating lost of garlic helps)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/coronavirus-myths-facts-questions-world-health-organization
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I'll try to follow reports on cases in the US & their locations. IF one Were reported in our area, 1st thing we'd do would be to stock up on supplies & groceries & not go back out for 6 weeks. Ah, the luxury of 2 freezers and retirement. 
