View this post on Instagram Through the eyes of a reporter who has worked in over 30 epidemic zones, including SARS in China and Ebola in West Africa, just how big a threat is the current coronavirus outbreak? ⠀ ⠀ How can coronavirus be transmitted? How virulent is it, and how does it compare with SARS and MERS, and the 1918 influenza pandemic?⠀ ⠀ How has the Chinese Communist Party cover-up of information contributed to the spread of coronavirus in Wuhan and beyond? ⠀ ⠀ And, what are the best precautions to avoid infection?⠀ ⠀ In this episode of American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸, we'll sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett, an expert on epidemics and currently, a columnist for Foreign Policy. She breaks down the current COVID-19 outbreak, preventative measures, and why she will be looking closely at Singapore and Hong Kong in the coming weeks to determine if this will develop into a global pandemic. ⠀ ⠀ Watch: https://ept.ms/2UZadAKA post shared by The Epoch Times (@epochtimes) on Feb 14, 2020 at 5:36pm PST
Through the eyes of a reporter who has worked in over 30 epidemic zones, including SARS in China and Ebola in West Africa, just how big a threat is the current coronavirus outbreak? ⠀ ⠀ How can coronavirus be transmitted? How virulent is it, and how does it compare with SARS and MERS, and the 1918 influenza pandemic?⠀ ⠀ How has the Chinese Communist Party cover-up of information contributed to the spread of coronavirus in Wuhan and beyond? ⠀ ⠀ And, what are the best precautions to avoid infection?⠀ ⠀ In this episode of American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸, we'll sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett, an expert on epidemics and currently, a columnist for Foreign Policy. She breaks down the current COVID-19 outbreak, preventative measures, and why she will be looking closely at Singapore and Hong Kong in the coming weeks to determine if this will develop into a global pandemic. ⠀ ⠀ Watch: https://ept.ms/2UZadAK
A post shared by The Epoch Times (@epochtimes) on Feb 14, 2020 at 5:36pm PST
