Coronavirus outbreak: what we know so far and what comes next? – The National

Coronavirus outbreak: what we know so far and what comes next? – The National

A study published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine found that every person who contracts the virus could infect two others.. To contain the virus, several airlines have cancelled flights to China and some countries have refused entry to foreign nationals with a travel history to the country.. Adding to that, there are now cases in every Chinese territory, suggesting more localised epidemics could be developing.. "On the present trajectory, 2019-nCoV could be about to become a global epidemic in the absence of mitigation," said the study.. "it would be reasonable to infer that there might be a large number of undetected relatively mild infections in Wuhan and that the infection fatality risk is below 1 per_cent," according to the study.. Dr Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies programme said no "scientist nor sage on the planet that will tell you when the peak of this epidemic will occur.. "The peak will occur when the peak occurs," he said.. Dr Mahantesh Magadum, medical director at Burjeel Hospital in Sharjah, said the threat of a pandemic is overstated as it has only spread to 20 other countries as of today.. Many have just one or