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Coronavirus: Market Concerns Mount
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly, and as China moves aggressively to quarantine cities and contain the spread of the virus, markets are worried. The first symptoms of the coronavirus appeared around December 8, 2019 in Wuhan, China. The first case showed up at the local hospital on December 31, 2019. Then, the reported cases grew exponentially to thousands by the week of January 20, 2020. The virus is most deadly for the elderly. Figure 1 shows how the virus spread in Wuhan, China. image The narrative has been captured in part by the parallels with the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus back in ... (full story)