The big headlines today, of course, are (i) a US ban on travel from the European Union to America; and (ii) the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a global pandemic.
There are also many articles detailing effects of the virus on businesses, schools, and individuals as well as some links with statistical treatment of the outbreak. According to Most Important Coronavirus Question: Will I Get Sick And Die?, the overall mortality rate is now estimated at 2.3%, down substantially from previous estimates that I've seen - but still high above the rate for the flu (0.1%). I recommend clicking through to view the graph where that number is broken down by age. The article also notes that these numbers may still be inflated, however, because of the absence of reporting on cases with no symptoms or mild symptoms. The numbers may also be exaggerated because they come from China, which is a poor country with low-quality medical care and a high rate of smoking. Numbers from South Korea put the overall fatality rate closer to 0.7%.
In no particular order, here are today's links from my RSS feed. Please consider clicking through to upvote any Steem post(s) on the list.
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: 'Coronavirus won't have a chance against Americans' | Travel from Europe to USA suspended
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- The Prepping Industry Wasn’t Prepared for the Coronavirus
- Will the Coronavirus Revolutionize Education?
- Why ‘flattening the curve’ may be the world’s best bet to slow the coronavirus
- Most Important Coronavirus Question: Will I Get Sick And Die?
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: Coronavirus is now classified as a pandemic.
- Coronavirus Campus Shutdowns Hit Some Groups Especially Hard
- US prez Donald Trump declares America closed to those flying in from Schengen zone over coronavirus woes
- Ars readers share their stories of coronavirus-related hardware shortages and more
- Life in a nursing home will get more isolated as the coronavirus puts older people at high risk
- Corporate VPN huffing and puffing while everyone works from home over COVID-19? You're not alone, admins
- From Apple to Uber, the coronavirus aftermath is not just about Zoom video calls
- The US-China Feud Makes It Harder to Fight Coronavirus
- Eerie silence in Rome as the coronavirus lockdown takes effect
- Bayes Theorem and Coronavirus: The Chance You Have It & The Chance You Die
- Coronavirus Exposes Workers to the Risks of the Gig Economy
- Coronavirus Poses Unique Threat to U.S. Homeless Population
- How to Survive the Coronavirus and Keep Your Startup Alive
- PA (Pennsylvania) Coronavirus Response
- Trump proposes a payroll-tax cut to boost the economy during the coronavirus epidemic, but would this really work?
- Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note
- BREAKING: Bitcoin Crashes 17% in 1 Hour Below $6K in Coronavirus Panic
As mentioned in previous posts, here is a visualization tool for mapping the reported cases of COVID-19 occurrences. According to the site, this morning's worldwide number of total reported cases was 127,749 with 68,305 recoveries, 4,717 fatalities, and 1,323 cases reported in the US. The largest numbers of reported cases in the US fall in Washington (373), New York (216), and California (179). My own state, Pennsylvania, has 16 cases.
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