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5. Watch the progress of the Wuhan coronavirus on Wikipedia

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:35 PM

Jan 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak

Of particular interest is the chart labeled "Confirmed cases in Mainland China according to the National Health Commission daily reports."

If you assume a sustained rate of increase and extend that data into the future, the entire Chinese population will be infected by the end of February and the entire world will follow one week later.

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Coronavirus declared global health emergency [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 OP

Oh good. Not irisblue Jan 2020 #1

Fitting because Senate Republicans have contracted the Coronation Virus bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #4

From your lips ... Delphinus Jan 2020 #6

Watch the progress of the Wuhan coronavirus on Wikipedia Towlie Jan 2020 #5

It's been widely reported that test kits are in short supply NickB79 Jan 2020 #11

I had not heard that. thx Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #12

If you're looking at the Johns Hopkins chart - Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #13

That would be ideal - Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #16

Again - I was responding specifically to somoene who asserted Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #18

People are getting sick from this all the time bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #8

You might want to consider deleting this... brooklynite Jan 2020 #9

Everyone can act to reduce risk Rockher Jan 2020 #15