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Coronavirus: more cases and second death reported in China
Who:The second coronavirus was confirmed and fear many more are going to get sick.
What:More people are getting sick and there have been more deaths including the second case confirmed. A Lot of people are infected but didn't know yet until symptoms started.
When: Around Jan 16
Where: Chinese city of Wuhan
Why: Again these people who are infected are dying and can't do anything about it. Still no cure.
Predict: More and more people are dying from this mysterious virus and no one has a cure yet. -
Coronavirus U.S. case confirmation: 1st coronavirus case is in Seattle
Who: The very first case of the coronavirus confirmed in Seattle.
What: The mysterious pneumonia-like illness has killed at least six people and sickened hundreds of others in Asia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
When: Jan. 21, 2020
Where: North of Seattle
Why: Well this virus came from china but it popped up with no warning so its not anyone's fault but it is spreading quickly and its killing a lot of people
Prediction: I think a lot more people are going to die later on. -
‘I am substantially more concerned than I was a week ago’: Growing fears of spreading coronavirus
Who:A doctor in australia thinks that someone from china has traveled to australia with the disease.
What:With more than 300 reported cases, authorities have confirmed the virus can be transmitted between humans – and may already be in Australia.
When: Jan 21, 2020
Where: Australia
Why:This disease keeps spreading person to person and we aren't able to track where it is going or is.
Predict:This disease is going to keep spreading even with all our precautions. -
Wuhan coronavirus death toll rises, as city imposes transport lockdown
Who:Wuhan people are freaking out about this disease and so the city is considering a lockdown.
What:The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus has risen to 17, as dozens more cases were reported across China and as far afield as the western United States, sparking fears of a possible pandemic.
When:Jan 22
Where:Wuhan, Hong Kong
Why:This disease is untraceable so people are freaking out more everyday.
Predict:More and more people will die and keeping freaking out if no one finds a cure soon. -
Hong Kong Declares ‘Virus Emergency,’ Two Week School Closure Over Coronavirus
Who:Hong Kong and schools
What:Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has declared an emergency on Saturday over the coronavirus outbreak, closing primary and secondary schools for two weeks after the Lunar New Year holiday school break.
Where: Hong Kong
When:Jan 25
Why: Schools are closing because of so many sick people becoming sick.
Predict:Schools may close more than they are because of easy kids can attract diseases. -
How the new coronavirus could send shockwaves through the world economy
Who:The world but the people in France.
What:Corona virus has been detected in France from Hong Kong. 41 deaths and infected more than 1,287 people in China
When:Jan 25
Where: Near the Eiffel Tower in France
Why:Again this disease is spreading where it is now not able to be tracked by anything.
Predict: More people are going to die without this disease being traceable. -
How a coronavirus epidemic in China could ripple through the global economy
Who:The economy and the coronavirus affecting it.
What:the flu-like disease poses a risk to economies around the world as fear and confusion lead to abrupt changes in behaviour, decreased economic activity and a ripple effect across sectors that threatens everything from productivity to consumer prices.
When:Jan 26
Where:In China
Why:We need people to work and if a lot of people die from this, there can be less jobs filled.
Predict:More people die and less productions of things. -
Stocks fluctuate, gold rises to over 2-week high
Who:Pakistan Stock Exchange and gold.
What:Gold prices climbed to a more than two-week high on Monday as rising concerns over the spread of a virus outbreak in China and its potential economic impact prompted investors to buy the safe-haven metal.
When:Jan 27
Where:Pakistan
Why:Spot gold rose to its highest since Jan. 8 at $1,586.42 and was up 0.6% at $1,579.94 per ounce by 0131 GMT. U.S. gold futures advanced 0.5% to $1,579.50.
Predict:Less people will buy gold due to contaminants in there city -
Coronavirus v SARS, a quick comparison
Who:The Corona virus and how similar it is to SARS (A contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness)
What:This SARS disease is caused by the coronavirus, first recognized in 2003. It killed thousand of people.
When:Jan 28
Where:Coronavirus is happening in alot of places but SCARS was mostly in china back then.
Why:They traced the SCARS back to cat like animals which were getting humans sick.
Predict:If this is the same thing, they maybe able to top the spreading like they did with SCARS. -
Can the new corona virus be stopped?
Who: Center for infectious disease research and policy at the university of minnesota.
What: GIDA at Imperial college london estimates that based on the frequency of international travel from wuhan, there was as many as 100,000 people infected.
When:Jan 28
Where: Wuhan, china
Why: Because every infected person spreads the disease to between 1.5 and 3.5 other people. -
Coronavirus Outbreak Tests World’s Dependence on China
Who: China
What: Shut down country to travel,
trade and tourism
When: Jan 29, 2020
Why: Mysterious coronavirus has killed over 100 people -
The coronavirus has nothing to do with corona beer. But, some people seem to think so.
Who:The alcoholic beverage from mexico showed surge in google searches in the past week, along with the term corona beer and beer virus.
What:Google trends calculated that 57% of people that search one of the terms for beer virus the remaining are 43% for corona beer virus.
When:Jan 29
Where:US
Why: Chinese authorities confirmed at least 5,500 cases of the coronavirus and 131 people from the outbreak.
Predict: This will turn out to be a fluke and a joke that is not funny since people are dying. -
Doctors advise good hygiene as the coronavirus spreads
Who:Doctors and them recommending methods to stay healthy.
What:Doctors recommend to use hand sanitizer but to actually use soap and water mainly.
When:Jan 30
Where:All over
Why:You have a better chance of not getting sick or getting the virus.
Predict:Since we can't trace the virus staying clean and healthy can be an advantage to not having a lot of deaths. -
First Human-To-Human Transmission Of Coronavirus In U.S. Documented In Illinois
Who:Human to human interaction in illinois.
What:The woman who contracted coronavirus last week, transmitted the virus to her husband
When:Jan 30
Where:Illinois
Why:Again not being able to trace where the virus is, people are spreading it like money except not traceable.
Predict:A lot of people are infecting people without knowing they have the virus which is highly dangerous.
