In an unprecedented effort to control the spread of a new virus, the Chinese government has closed off the city of Wuhan, restricting the movements of its more than 11 million citizens. So far, according to official WHO reports as of January 20, the novel coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, has sickened 282 people and led to 6 deaths and those numbers are quickly increasing. Michigan Medicine’s experts weigh in on what’s known about the virus currently.

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