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Second (and a third) Chinese city shutdown for travel (affecting 18 million people) -- (link*)

Posted by Beaker (aka Anniebecca) Jan 23 '20, 06:05

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/beijing-struggles-keep-up-with-virus-1.5437234 (www.cbc.ca)

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I hadn't considered the impact of all of the Lunar New Year travel. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 06:14 1
- Yeah if you were designing a pandemic this is how you’d start it. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 06:36
more -- (link) - Beaker Jan 23, 06:06 5
- 17 deaths, 634 sick being reported (I'll take the over on both numbers) -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 06:07 4
  - "the new virus appears dangerous for older people with other health conditions, but doesn't seem nearly as infectious as SARS" -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 06:08 3
    - Yet -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 06:18
    - as someone who lived in the city where 41 (i think?) people died of SARS, i am not actually in the tiniest bit concerned at this point. - Andie Jan 23, 06:16 1
      - i googled, 44 is the correct number. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 06:17

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