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The Wuhan coronavirus death toll in mainland China has overtaken SARS

#China  #Coronavirus #Outbreak #Quarantine #Wuhan  #SARS #Epidemic  By James Griffiths, CNN The number of Wuhan coronavirus deaths in mainland China has overtaken the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in the country, as  Beijing injected billions of dollars  into an economy hit by weeks of effective shutdowns to major cities. More than  360 people have died  of the disease in China, the country's health authorities said Monday. The total number of cases in mainland China stood at 17,205 as of Sunday evening, an increase of over 2,800 on the previous day, or almost 20%. The 2003 outbreak of SARS -- another coronavirus strand -- infected 5,327 people in mainland China, with 349 deaths. The first death from the virus outside China  was confirmed over the weekend . Philippine health officials said that a 44-year-old Chinese man died Saturday after flying into the country from Wuhan. So far, more than 175 cases have been reported outside

Dr. Drew Pinsky warns Los Angeles could be at risk of a deadly epidemic this summer

#DrDrewPinsky #LosAngeles  #BrianKilmeade #Homeless  #Epidemic #InfectiousDisease Thousands of lives may be at risk this summer in Los Angeles and politicians could be to blame, according to one famous TV doctor. Radio host and addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky talked about the horrific conditions on the streets of America's second-largest city Thursday before making the frightening prediction on Fox News Radio's "The Brian Kilmeade Show," which also airs on Fox Nation. "I live in the great state of California, the utopia that is California, which is a nightmare," Pinsky said. "I want to give you a prediction here. There will be a major infectious disease epidemic this summer in Los Angeles." Pinsky described to Kilmeade what he believes to be the almost medieval conditions in the City of Angels and compared local politicians to Nero, the infamous Roman Emperor who allegedly fiddled while his nation burned. "We ha