The Heat: Coronavirus Outbreak – China’s and global response

The Heat

The coronavirus is showing no signs of letting up, as China quarantines millions of people and travel restrictions are issued around the world.

The World Health Organization reports 361-people have now died and more than 17-thousand are infected with the coronavirus.

The majority of cases remain in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province, where a makeshift hospital built in just ten days – opened its doors Monday to patients.

To discuss:

  • Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
  • Kathryn Jacobsen is a Professor of Epidemiology at George Mason University.
  • Qinduo Xu is a senior fellow with the Pangoal Institution and Host of CGTN’s Dialogue Weekend.
  • Chris Smith is a consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University

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