James P. Phillips, MD, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University, where he serves as chief of the Section of Disaster and Operational Medicine. (CNN) We don't have to be helpless in the face of coronavirus. I understand that people are yearning for a sense of control in what feels like an out-of-control situation. As I wrote for CNN last week, I accept that my profession makes my own infection seem almost inevitable. How many people are going to get infected and what percentage of them will die?

Source: CNN March 10, 2020 18:22 UTC