First Transmission in November, researchers presented Corona-theory
The novel Coronavirus Covid-19 has now claimed over 1500 casualties. The number of proven cases of illness currently stands at over 66,000. On Saturday, the first death case was reported in Europe.
To 186. The AAAS science conference will take place this year, approximately 10,000 participants have come – but above all uncertainty and worry hanging in the face of the new Coronavirus. "There is a very large Delegation from China angemeldet" had;, Margaret Hamburg, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the science Association says. "But they had to cancel. Our thoughts and Concerns are with our friends and colleagues in China." Also, AAAS President, Steven Chu, once the Minister of energy under the former US-President Barack Obama says that in the name of Covid-19 baptized lung disease "besorgniserregend".
In the short term, experts were invited and new rounds of discussions scheduled. "This is one of the most threatening outbreaks that I have in my career observed habe", Scott Dowell, who works at the Gates Foundation, and for decades with infectious diseases has said. The most important question, is it to clarify now, whether the "Severity – how bad this thing really is?". Still, the extent and the number of cases was not detailed enough known to make accurate statements about the mortality rate. "From what we see right now would be the mortality rate is very high, but we hope that a large number of mild spilt the cases missing in the statistics."
Researchers presented Corona-theory
Trevor Bedford, a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, deals with the deciphering of the genome of the Virus. He assumes that the Virus is only when the bats showed up and then mutated, and as yet unknown other carrier around the middle of November, for the first time on humans was. Rumors about human influences on the Virus rejects Bedford. "We see here no evidence of genetic engineering."
Also, Bedford stresses: so Far, many questions are still open, the question as to the severity of the Virus Sars-CoV-2 to be a priority. So far, it looks like the Virus is relatively easily transferable. The scientific community was concerned, says Bedford.
But at least one positive aspect to have brought the spread of the Virus, says Bedford: researchers around the world via the Internet and published rapidly their findings. "It has changed the communication of scientists with each other completely. Researchers around the world have come together and have allied themselves virtually, and I noticed with a lot of humility and thanks." 
Gao Xiang/Xinhua/Reuters Of the novel Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 healed patients (r) adopt a medical security forces in the “Wuhan living room”, a converted hospital.
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