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#China  #Coronavirus #Outbreak  #SARS #WashYourHands 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版 Americans are watching with alarm as a new  coronavirus spreads in China  and  cases pop up in the United States . They are barraged with information about what kinds of masks are best to prevent viral spread. Students are  handing out masks  in Seattle. Masks  have run out  in Brazos County, Tex. Hang on. I’ve worked as an emergency room physician. And as a New York Times correspondent in China, I covered the  SARS outbreak  in 2002 and 2003 during which a novel coronavirus first detected in Guangdong sickened more than 8,000 people and killed more than 800. My two children attended elementary school in Beijing throughout the outbreak. Here are my main takeaways from that experience for ordinary people on the ground: 1. Wash your hands frequently. 2. Don’t go to the office when you are sick. Don’t send your kids to school or day care when they are ill, either. Notice I didn’t say anything