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Hong Kong is shutting down its schools until February 17 to limit the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, left, speaks during a press conference held in Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.

As of Saturday, officials reported at least 41 confirmed deaths and over 1,300 known individuals affected with the virus, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. There are at least five confirmed cases of the virus in Hong Kong, a city of 7.3 million people, and an additional 122 people being treated for potential symptoms of the flu-like disease.Hong Kong is declaring a citywide emergency and closing down its schools until February 17 in an attempt to limit the spread of

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Does HK know something we don't? Holiday till 14 Feb is pretty serious.

Camerinio MrDrNugget Parkhall_IC

Are scientists in China even allowed to talk about pigs being a likely source of the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic?

SARS came from the the horseshoe bat, so why haven’t we learned after SARS to ban eating wild animals like that?

Hong Kong is taking this seriously. Will countries try to limit air travel/connections to China?

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