Virus spreads as WHO official warns world 'not ready'

, even as the number of fresh cases and deaths decline at the disease epicentre in China.Towns and cities have been sealed off in an attempt to stop the contagion, while hotels in the Canary Islands and Austria were locked down because of suspected cases.

The BBC is reporting that two other Italians, who had travelled with the couple, have also been diagnosed with the disease. At the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Bruce Aylward, who headed an international expert mission to China, hailed the drastic quarantine and containment measures taken by the country."You have to be ready to manage this at a larger scale ... and it has to be done fast," he said. Coronavirus: what we know and what we don'thttps://t.co/lQMSwK76d0 pic.twitter.

The epidemic's disruption has also grown, with stock markets tumbling around the world, restrictions imposed on travellers and sporting events cancelled. The vast majority of the new infections were in Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city and the epicentre of the outbreak, and the neighbouring province of North Gyeongsang.

China quarantined 94 air passengers arriving in Nanjing from Seoul after three people, all Chinese, on the flight were discovered to have fevers yesterday.

Yet Ireland does nothing about the tourists returning from Italy?

We are an island. Should we now be considering closing our ports and airports? This virus could spread like the Spanish flu now which killed millions worldwide.

There are two new cases in Germany since yesterday. In two different parts of the country

For Europe.....

Look can someone please just say is this worse than 'Normal Flu'? Because thousands die every year from NF.. But they are saying most people just get a mild flu with this coronavirus.. So what's the big deal? Or is it not being reported what's really happening? 🤔

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