PREP FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GLOBAL 'PANDEMIC' HERE-- CDC WARNS OF 'DISRUPTION' POSSIBILITY

CDC is ratcheting up rhetoric on the coronavirus' threat to public safety, but no national emergency has yet been declared.

WELL, WE’RE CALLING IT — the Wuhan-originated novel coronavirus, formally known as CoViD-19 to virus researchers, is now worthy of its own permanent discussion thread on FULCRUM, as this has become an international news issue in the imminent public interest. Please use the comments section below — robust, swift, and read by many — to express your initial views on the coronavirus, and if you are taking any steps to prepare for a potential wider outbreak in the USA and Canada.

The CDC, as FOX reported just hours ago, is increasing its rhetoric around the public safety threat that coronavirus transmission now poses…

Coronavirus disruption to ‘everyday’ life in US ‘may be severe,’ CDC official says

US markets were rattled further by coronavirus fears on Tuesday, with the Dow ending down nearly 900 points at end of the day’s trading session.

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