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Over 6,000 cases of a new coronavirus, now dubbed 2019-nCoV, have been reported across the world.
As of yesterday, it had killed 132 people, all in China, where the virus reportedly started.
According to a CBS News report, there are five confirmed cases in the U.S. so far.
Human-to-human transmission of the virus is confirmed. It initially exhibits symptoms similar to the flu. More severe cases can lead to pneumonia.
A plane charted by the U.S government to evacuate 201 Americans from Wuhan, China, where the disease started, landed in California Wednesday.
According to Indiana University officials, the university is working to bring six students who are on the Chinese Language Flagship program back to the U.S.; two are already en route. None of the students were in the city where the outbreak started.
Officials advise avoiding unnecessary trips to China and taking normal health precautions like regular handwashing and avoiding sharing food and drink with others.
Join us this week as we discuss the coronavirus and what to be watching for in the coming days and weeks.
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Our Guests -
John Parrish-Sprowl, Director, Global Health Communication and Resource Center and Professor, Communications Studies IUPUI
David Audretsch, 2019-20 Overseas Study Advisory Council, Distinguished Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Graham McKeen, Assistant University Director of Public and Environmental Health at Indiana University
Dr. Tom Hrisomalos, MD IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians provider, specializing in infectious disease
