Coronavirus death toll rises to 17 as experts consider declaring a public health emergency
The death toll from a new global virus rose to at least 17 on Wednesday as experts from around the world gathered in Switzerland to determine how to manage the ominous outbreak.China has identified more than 500 cases and all the deaths, mostly in and around the central city of Wuhan. The virus has spread to other parts of China, and cases have also been confirmed in the U.S., Thailand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.Trish Perl, a coronavirus expert at UT Southwestern […]
