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WHO Risk Assessment: Global Emergency–CORONA VIRUS 2020
WHO Risk Assessment: Global Emergency See full details: WHO coronavirus updates On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency. For more information from the WHO regarding novel coronavirus: WHO page on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
How dangerous is the CORONA virus?
There are three parameters to understand in order to assess the magnitude of the risk posed by this novel coronavirus: Transmission Rate (Ro) – number of newly infected people from a single case Case Fatality Rate (CFR) – percent of cases that result in death Determine whether asymptomatic transmission is possible How contagious is the Wuhan Coronavirus? (Ro) The attack…