To: TobagoJack who wrote (153151 ) 2/11/2020 10:33:49 AM From: Pogeu Mahone Respond to CORONAVIRUS COULD SPREAD THROUGH PIPES IN BUILDINGS, OFFICIALS FEAR KASHMIRA GANDER ON 2/11/20 AT 4:41 AM ESTFish Filmed Leaping Across Water In A Way Never Before Seen WHO: Coronavirus - Questions And Answers (Q and A) HEALTH HONG KONG Over 100 residents have been evacuated from an apartment building in Hong Kong after two people fell ill with the deadly new coronavirus, stoking fears 2019-nCoV could be spread through pipes. The New York Times reported.Coronavirus Could Be Airborne, Chinese Official Claims Russian Scientists Create Material That They Hope Could Prevent Coronavirus American Woman Recovering From Coronavirus Is 'Feeling Good' The symptoms of 2019-nCoV include a fever, dry cough, shortness of breath, and trouble breathing. Residents were removed from a total of 23 units.According to the AFP news agency, health officials dressed in masks and white overalls arrived at the 35-story apartment block, home to 3,000 people, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The 35 flats were linked by the same drainage system. SPONSORED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES Should You Eat Eggs? See More we don't have enough masks . I don't allow my grandchildren to play in the hallway. Now we can't even stay at home."The Guardian reported.The New York Times reported that Frank Chan, Hong Kong's secretary for transport and housing, said the 2019-nCoV cases at Hong Mei House weren't comparable as the pipes were outside the building during the SARS outbreak, and that virus was airborne. As 2019-nCoV is so new, the routes of transmission are as yet unknown. it has killed 1,018 people in 43,112 cases including 42 in Hong Kong. The virus has spread to over 25 countries and territories, including the U.S., as shown in the infographic below by Statista . It has not been reported in Africa or South America.
