Coronavirus: How should China's handling of the crisis inform our response? - BBC Newsnight
Newsnight has learnt details of contingency plans being drawn up to deal with the new coronavirus in the UK, were it to spread further. So how could the UK contain the virus?
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Coronavirus, which has been named Covid-19, is a severe lung disease that started in China before spreading to other countries.
As of mid-February 2020, the virus has infected 64,000 people and with 1,400 recorded deaths. However analysts believe the true scale of the illness could be up to 10 times larger than official figures, with figures doubling every five to seven days.
But as the virus continues to spread, just how prepared is the NHS to deal with the threat?
#Coronavirus #Covid19 #2019nCov
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Coronavirus, which has been named Covid-19, is a severe lung disease that started in China before spreading to other countries.
As of mid-February 2020, the virus has infected 64,000 people and with 1,400 recorded deaths. However analysts believe the true scale of the illness could be up to 10 times larger than official figures, with figures doubling every five to seven days.
But as the virus continues to spread, just how prepared is the NHS to deal with the threat?
#Coronavirus #Covid19 #2019nCov
Our coverage on the coronavirus outbreak:
Coronavirus: Stock market suffers worst week since 2008 crash - https://bbc.in/2wYvAbv
Coronavirus: How prepared is the NHS for an outbreak? - https://bbc.in/2TvKE8f
Coronavirus: How is it affecting the economy? - https://bbc.in/39eSt8U
Coronavirus: How should China's handling of the crisis inform our response? - https://bbc.in/2TqEkyQ
Coronavirus: Is the UK’s response to China virus proportionate? - https://bbc.in/2Ii3p9P
Coronavirus: How could it be stopped? - https://bbc.in/32Gw7us
Coronavirus: What is it and should we be worried? - https://bbc.in/2vnVDc1
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.
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