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- China is working to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, and has placed the city and 15 others on lockdown.
- The disease has so far killed more than 1,000 people and infected over 42,000 worldwide. A large majority of the deaths have occurred in the Hubei province, where Wuhan is the capital.
- Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine put together a mathematical model to determine the spread of the disease in Wuhan, and they said it was likely to peak in mid-to-late-February.
- Adam Kucharski, an associate professor at the research center, told Bloomberg that based on their estimates, at least one out of every 20 people in the city — or about 500,000 people — could be infected by the time the virus peaks.
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At least 500,000 people may become infected with coronavirus in Wuhan, China — the epicenter of the deadly outbreak — by the time the number of cases peaks within the coming weeks, a new report suggests.
The disease has killed more than 1,000 people and infected over 42,000. So far, cases have been reported in at least 25 other countries. A large majority of the deaths have occurred in the Hubei province, where Wuhan is the capital.
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