What Is the Coronavirus?: Answers to Common Questions About the Mysterious New Virus Spreading Across China

Above, The Guardian’s health edi­tor, Sarah Bose­ley, answers basic ques­tions you might have about the coro­n­avirus out­break in Wuhan, Chi­na.

What are the symp­toms? Where have cas­es been con­firmed so far? How is the virus trans­mit­ted? What are the avail­able treat­ments? Should I be pan­ick­ing? and more…

For more infor­ma­tion, vis­it the CDC web­site.

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