The outbreaks of both the Wuhan coronavirus and SARS likely started in Chinese wet markets.

Customers in a Chinese wet market on January 22, 2016. Edward Wong/South China Morning Post/Getty A coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed at least 360 people and infected more than 17,400. The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan might … Read More

What the Worst Case of a Coronavirus Pandemic Might Look Like

‘DEATH SENTENCE’? “I think at this point, containment is already a lost cause,” one expert said. Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast Amid furious efforts to stem the tide of the expanding coronavirus outbreak, health officials are soberly preparing for … Read More

Weekly Update from Mark Armstrong – 7 February 2020

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February 7, 2020 Weekly Update Greetings from Tyler, This has been a week that history will remember, for several reasons.  A plague of large locusts is consuming the nations of North East Africa.  But that’s not the big story.  The … Read More

An Epidemic of Wuhan Virus Misinformation Is Spreading Online

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Social media giants are finding it hard to quarantine fake news. A young boy reacts as he and thousands of others line up to purchase face masks from a makeshift stall after waiting for hours in Hong Kong on Feb. … Read More

Coronavirus Chaos: The Torturous Journey Home for 5 Million ‘Homeless’ Wuhan People

The latest from inside China thanks to our on-the-ground expert: “While residents of Wuhan have been blocked from leaving the city ever since it was quarantined on January 23, the approximately 5 million Wuhan locals who were stuck outside of … Read More

Coronavirus cases in Wuhan may be ‘just tip of the iceberg,’ expert says

A medical worker in a protective suit adjusts a drip bag for a patient at a hospital, following an outbreak of the new coronavirus in Wuhan. -Reuters The thousands of coronavirus cases in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the center … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 January 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, The worldwide scare over the spread of the coronavirus continues to prompt concern if not panic.  China publicly admits they may have as many as 10,000 cases of the deadly sickness.  But they’ve quarantined whole cities, recommended … Read More

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