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The number of people infected by the Wuhan coronavirus could potentially double every six days in the absence of a major intervention by public health authorities, according to Professor Gabriel Leung, chair of public health medicine at University of Hong Kong (HKU).
Leung said according to his team’s model, the number of cases of Wuhan coronavirus including patients that are incubating (not showing symptoms) could approach 44,000 cases as of January 25.
The results of two scenarios -- one with a population quarantine as has been seen in Wuhan and one without -- were almost identical, suggesting “population quarantine may not be able to substantially change the course of the epidemic in the other major city clusters.”
According to Leung's forecast, the number of cases could peak between mid-May and mid-April in major cities.
Кремль не сомневается, что Роспотребнадзор делает все необходимое для борьбы с распространением коронавируса в России. Об этом заявил пресс-секретарь президента Дмитрий Песков. |