#BREAKING: A United States citizen has died from the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China, in what appeared to be the first death of an American from the outbreak. (1/2)
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It's way more contagious than flu, has a higher mortality *rate*, & there is as yet no treatment or vaccine. Serious cases require prolonged intensive care. Doctor who discovered it is now dead. Smarten up.
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Actually there have been treatments that have worked, like the 71 year old in Thailand who got cured in 48 hours by a cocktail of HIV and flu drugs.
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This is a glimmer of hope but we have to be realistic about the fact that we can’t scale that up very fast or very much. Consider the acute shortages of even masks and gloves for ICU doctors in Wuhan, now 2/3rds infected.https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/reporters-notebook-life-and-death-in-a-wuhan-coronavirus-icu …
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