US prepares for possible coronavirus pandemic, WHO officials say Iran outbreak 'worrisome'

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South Korea now has the 2nd highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.

as the coronavirus continues to spread to new countries, prompting travel restrictions and a sharp drop in demand for trips to and within China. Between Jan. 23 and Feb. 18, 99,254 scheduled flights didn't fly, close to 90% of them domestic trips, aviation consulting firm Cirium said. That's sending jet-fuel prices, generally airlines' second-biggest expense after labor, down sharply. While benchmark jet-fuel prices in the U.S.

are the only U.S. states that can currently test for coronavirus, the Association of Public Health Laboratories told Reuters. The CDC last week said some of the testing kits sent to U.S. states and at least 30 countries produced "inconclusive" results due to a flawed component, and the CDC planned to send replacement materials to make the kits work.

The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a Health Ministry official said Friday, as an outbreak that the authorities say began in the city of Qom caused two more deaths. Iran confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total in the country to 18, with four of the total having died. The majority of coronavirus cases in Iran have been in Qom, a Shiite Muslim holy city 75 miles south of the capital Tehran.

Organizers of the Mobile World Congress pulled the plug on the show — and the 100,000 visitors it normally draws — less than two weeks before it was set to start Monday in Barcelona, Spain, marking a turning point for companies in the global battle against a new virus that's killed more than 2,100 in China over the last seven weeks. Since the disease, named COVID-19, emerged from the city of Wuhan in late December, U.S.

 

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Japan is not inspecting those who have high fevers. I guess Japan has the real 2nd highest cases in the world.

WHY DONT THEY FIX THERE PROBLEMS THE AIR POLUTION IS PROBABLU BAD DO THEY USE COAL TO BURN

they need any help that is possible

Oh fxck. I need my Korean drama.

Korea chooses truth over economy. This is why korea is an awesome country

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