China's coronavirus outbreak kills 638, infects more than 31,400 as world struggles for a cure
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program director at Columbia University Medical Center Dr. Stephen Morse shares his insights on the coronavirus and says we should be taking the same precautions we take to prevent the flu.
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 31,400 people globally.
A man wearing face mask stands near an empty shelf of rice at a supermarket in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
People wearing face masks queue up to purchase tissue papers at a pharmacy in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A man wearing face mask looks at his mobile phone in front of a meat booth in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A woman wearing face mask walks past empty shelf of tissue papers at a supermarket in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A passenger stands on the balcony of the cruise ship Diamond Princess anchored at the Yokohama Port, near Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A passenger stand outside on the balcony of the cruise ship Diamond Princess anchored at the Yokohama Port Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, photo, a medical worker in a protective suit walks by patients who diagnosed with the coronaviruses settle at a temporary hospital which transformed from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)
In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, photo, a medical worker in a protective suit looks at patients who diagnosed with the coronaviruses arrive at a temporary hospital which transformed from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)
In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, photo, medical workers in a protective suit help patients who diagnosed with the coronaviruses as they arrive at a temporary hospital which transformed from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)
In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, photo, patients who diagnosed with the coronaviruses arrive at a temporary hospital which transformed from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)
Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against a new coronavirus at a theater in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A masked official carry boxes containing digital thermometers for the cruise ship Diamond Princess anchored at Yokohama Port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The latest figures reported by health authorities as of Friday in Beijing:
— China: 637 deaths and 31,162 confirmed cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong Kong has had 22 cases, including one death. Macao has had 10 cases. Most of the deaths have been in central Hubei province, where illnesses from the new type of coronavirus were first detected in December.
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— Japan: 86
— Singapore: 30
— Thailand: 25
— South Korea: 24
— Australia: 15
— Germany: 13
— United States: 12
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— Taiwan: 16
— Malaysia: 15
— Vietnam: 12
— France: 6
— United Arab Emirates: 5
— Canada: 6
— India: 3
— Philippines: 3 cases, including 1 death
— Russia: 2
— Italy: 3
— Britain: 3
— Belgium: 1
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— Nepal: 1
— Sri Lanka: 1
— Sweden: 1
— Spain: 1
— Cambodia: 1
— Finland: 1