A volunteer disinfects a residential compound to prevent and control the new coronavirus, in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, China on Feb. 6, 2020. China Daily via Reuters
Roughly two dozen countries around the world have taken precautionary measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus as the death toll continues to rise. Reports are emerging from China suggesting that many more people the country are dying of the disease than officially reported. Scientists continue to probe the origin of the virus.
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Panic in Singapore After Virus Alert Increased
Singapore on Friday raised its coronavirus alert level to orange—a level reached during the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak and the 2009 H1N1 influenza, which indicates the virus is severe and passes easily between persons.
