CORONA VIRUS LATEST

Hello fellow humans this is the VIKING and today we are keeping up to date with the maybe epidemic new disease

CORONA VIRUS MAP 3rd of FEB

11 people have now been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the U.S. after health officials confirmed three more cases in California Sunday — including the second person-to-person transmission recorded in the United States.

The state of play: 2019-nCoV has killed more than 360 people and infected more than 17,000 people in mainland China, and around 200 in 26 other countries and regions. Meanwhile, after declaring a public emergency, U.S. officials began denying entry into the country on Sunday to any foreign national who poses a risk of infection.

Last 48 hours

• U.S. cases: The CDC on Sunday confirmed one case in Clara County and two in San Benito County, California. The husband transmitted the virus to his wife after he returned home from Wuhan, China, San Benito County Public Health said. Cases have been confirmed in California (6), Illinois (2), Arizona (1), Massachusetts (1) and Washington state (1).
• Under investigation: 36 U.S. states report 241 (cumulative total) patients under investigation (PUIs), of whom 120 are pending and 114 were found negative, the CDC said Friday.
• New hospital complete: Medical teams and supplies were arriving Monday at the newly built Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, a 1,000-bed center for the treatment of patients of the novel coronavirus — which was built in 10 days.
• Global economy: The coronavirus has the potential to be as damaging to the global economy as the U.S.-China trade war, economists tell Axios.
• Stocks slide in China: The Shanghai Composite fell to a one-year low amid concerns about the global impact of coronavirus, as trading resumed following an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
• OPEC+ response: OPEC and their allied producers are mulling at least two possible responses to the drop in crude prices.
• First death outside China: A 44-year-old resident of Wuhan, China, died in the Philippines on Saturday, per a statement by the World Health Organization.
• Quarantine: Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday approved a request to prepare 14-day quarantine housing for up to 1,000 people returning to the U.S. from overseas travel.

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