Friday, January 24, 2020

coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus outbreak is intensifying, and Beijing is scrambling.  Outrage is growing as local officials failed to address the contagion risks earlier.  Millions of Chinese are unable to travel to see their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is the equivalent of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday combined.  China has the highest emergency levels in place and is locking down 40 million people.  State media has the death toll at 26 and concerns are growing that the travel bans in place will start to have a major impact on the economy with some calling for a 1 percentage point hit or greater with Chinese GDP. 

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