Coronavirus deaths exceed toll from SARSThe death toll in China has risen to more than 800, surpassing the 774 deaths in the SARS epidemic of 2002-3. Blowback in China: The authoritarian system President Xi Jinping built around himself is being tested. Though he has retreated from view, it may be difficult for him to escape blame. “What kind of government is this?” asks a family of three generations sickened by the virus and desperate for care in Wuhan. The city’s natives are being ostracized across China.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2020 21:45 UTC