Those include four cases in Germany connected to a single person — a worrisome sign for containment of the disease. That is a high rate, but far less than the fatality rate of SARS and MERS. Public health officials said Tuesday that they are grappling with a long list of unknowns that will determine how successful they are in limiting the toll of the widening outbreak. U.S. health officials held a news conference Tuesday to reassure a wary public that, for now, virtually no one here is in imminent danger. It makes more sense to isolate someone with a mild coronavirus illness at home, said Nuzzo, the Hopkins expert.

Source: Washington Post January 29, 2020 00:16 UTC