Coronavirus: Cases surpass SARS in China as first person-to-person transmission confirmed in USInfection from China’s coronavirus spread to more than 8,100 people globally on Thursday, surpassing the total from the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic in a fast-spreading health crisis forecast to deal a heavy blow to the world’s second-largest economy. The United States confirmed a sixth US case of the Wuhan coronavirus yesterday, marking the first time the virus has spread from person to person in the United States. It could also further spook markets, already shuddering at the ripple effects of damage to China’s economy. Economists fear the impact on global growth could be bigger this time as China now accounts for a larger share of the world economy. “China’s economy is very important in the global economy now, and when China’s economy slows down we do feel that,” he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 30, 2020 17:48 UTC