Pande-mic Check

The latest numbers on the coronavirus: 170 people dead, 8,100 cases have been confirmed across every region of mainland China, 7,000 people are being held on a cruise ship in Italy as a couple is tested for the virus, more than 100 confirmed cases in 20 places outside of China, and more than 60,000,000 people are under full or partial lockdown in China. Plus, WHO has declared a public health emergency. Here’s the latest from CNN.

+ “The novel coronavirus that’s sickening thousands globally — and at least five people in the US — is inspiring countries to close their borders and Americans to buy up surgical masks quicker than major retailers can restock them. There’s another virus that has infected 15 million Americans across the country and killed more than 8,200 people this season alone. It’s not a new pandemic — it’s influenza.”