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safe mask, HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? A pandemic, on the other hand, “refers to an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 1918 Spanish influenza is perhaps the most infamous example of a pandemic. The 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) — which also began in China — is also considered to be a pandemic. Scientists use the term 'pandemic' to describe a new virus that emerges and spreads to multiple countries throughout the world. It means that the new virus is widespread and is spreading efficiently in those countries, but it does not tell us how severe the virus may be, Dr. William Schaffner, the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), told Fox News in an email, noting WHO is ultimately responsible for designating a pandemic.
safe mask - There are typically different phases of pandemics. For instance, the WHO has a pandemic alert system for the flu, ranging from Phase 1 to Phase 6. Phase 1 means there is a low risk of a flu pandemic, while Phase 6 which refers to a “full-blown pandemic.” It's not clear whether coronavirus, known as COVID-19, will meet the requirements for being classified as a pandemic. But Michael Ryan, director of WHO's emergency program, said that more must be understood about the virus' transmission through investigations.
safe mask, IRAN'S FIRST 2 CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS DIE, STATE MEDIA SAY What we don't understand yet in COVID-19 are the absolute transmission dynamics, he said, noting that in China there's been a significant drop in cases. That goes against the logic of pandemic. Whether or not COVID-19 becomes a pandemic, the advice is still the same: Wash your hands thoroughly, avoid sick people, and stay home if you are ill, added Schaffner.
safe mask - The highly-contagious coronavirus continues to spread despite health officials' best efforts to contain the outbreak; Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel reacts. The highly contagious coronavirus is continuing to spread despite health officials in several countries doing their best to contain the outbreak, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel said Monday on America's Newsroom. Fears of a global pandemic continue to grow as coronavirus cases spike in several countries, including Italy, South Korea and Iran, as the U.S. stock market nosedived early Monday.
safe mask - A staggering 50 people died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus in the month of February, Iran's semiofficial ILNA news agency reported on Monday. The new death toll is significantly higher than the latest number of confirmed cases that Iranian officials had reported just a few hours earlier, which stood at just 12 deaths out of 47 cases, according to state TV. CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS SURGE IN ITALY, SOUTH KOREA AS VIRUS KILLS AT LEAST 8 IN IRAN The 50 deaths date back as far as Feb. 13, according to an Iranian official. Iran previously reported its cases and deaths from the virus on Feb. 19. Authorities are struggling to contain and understand the outbreak in those countries, where infected cases have skyrocketed as they have increased over 2,000 percent in the past couple of weeks.