Are We On The Verge Of A Global Epidemic?

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Ted Regencia, Al Jazeera: Could China's coronavirus outbreak become a global epidemic?

WHO chief 'confident' of Beijing's response as Singapore expert says number of cases abroad better gauge of contagion.

Public health experts in Hong Kong on Monday raised alarms that there could be thousands of more carriers of a deadly new coronavirus in China and called for the enforcement of "draconian" travel curbs to prevent a global epidemic.

As of Tuesday, China had confirmed 106 deaths, including the first death in the capital, Beijing. It also reported at least 4,515 infections, with 1,771 new confirmed cases. Several other countries - including Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, the United States, Singapore and Vietnam - have also confirmed cases.

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WNU Editor: The coming weeks are going to be crucial. But the trend lines are not positive.

Update: John Hopkins is updating this outbreak in real time (click here).

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