2020-02-03 11:34:31
The new strain of coronavirus out of the Chinese city of Wuhan has made headlines across the world for weeks now. And while this current form of the virus is not nearly as fatal as the flu, the uncertainty around the cause of the virus has many around the world worried.
But is the world-wide panic justified?
Lawrence O. Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health joins Sonali for an inciteful discussion on the true danger behind the Coronavirus.
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