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Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba è un film del 1979 diretto da Nello Rossati.

Si tratta di una commedia italiana su una base horror, con aspetti parodistici.

Trama
A causa d'una formula vudù, letta in un romanzetto, un becchino e tre morti per incidente stradale diventano zombi nostrani. Dal romanzetto i quattro apprendono d'avere bisogno di carne umana per sfamarsi e che gli zombi sono costretti a muoversi con movimenti goffi e lenti. In preda ai morsi della fame, e nonostante diversi scrupoli morali, gli zombi cercano d'attirare delle vittime umane di cui nutrirsi. Fallito un agguato stradale, gli zombi si rendono conto che i movimenti lenti li penalizzano nei confronti delle persone vive e quindi non possono sperare di sopraffarle con la forza.

Per ovviare a ciò, i quattro assumono la gestione d'un motel fuori mano appartenente alla zia d'uno dei morti per incidente stradale, con l'intenzione di mangiarsi i clienti. Tra gli ospiti dell'albergo: un toscano conducente di carro funebre, una famigliola di tre persone formata da un marito rassegnato, una moglie logorroica e un bambino pestifero, un commesso viaggiatore con gravi problemi di salute e infine un malvivente che, con la procace compagna Nadia, deve disfarsi del cadavere del primo marito della donna, un ricco possidente ciociaro che ha appena ucciso con la complicità dell'amante.

Nonostante le trappole che gli zombi dell'albergo tenderanno ai vari personaggi, qualcosa andrà sempre storto per loro e dritto per gli ospiti, e gli zombi non riusciranno a mangiarsi nessuno: il commesso viaggiatore si rivela infatti privo della metà degli organi dovuti a varie operazioni, mentre con l'autista rimarranno a bere fino a tardi come se fossero vecchi amici. Quel che è peggio, riveleranno senza volerlo la loro vera identità al ragazzino, che riuscirà anche a impadronirsi del romanzetto e a recitare la formula vudù di rianimazione dei morti. Il primo marito di Nadia, rianimato come zombi dal ragazzino, si rivela alla moglie e all'amante di lei: la moglie muore d'infarto, mentre l'amante viene messo in fuga.

Lo zombi rivela agli altri quattro non morti dell'albergo che tutti loro non sono obbligati a nutrirsi di carne umana ma che possono benissimo mangiare le stesse cose dei vivi. I cinque decidono quindi di resuscitare come zombi anche Nadia così da godere con lei dei piaceri della carne. Nel frattempo i genitori del ragazzino e il commesso viaggiatore, resisi conto anch'essi della vera identità degli zombi, fuggono dall'albergo e avvertono la polizia, che circonda il locale. I sei zombi, consapevoli che se verranno colpiti alla testa moriranno per sempre, sono costretti a fuggire e si accorgono che, a dispetto di quanto scritto nel romanzetto, possono correre e muoversi come persone normali.

La fuga li porta a rifugiarsi in un supermercato, dove sono nuovamente assediati dalla polizia e dal resto della popolazione viva della zona. La polizia fa irruzione nel supermercato, seguita dal resto della popolazione: cinque zombi si fingono esseri umani vivi e catturano lo zombi becchino consegnandolo alla folla che, incitata dalla madre del ragazzino e dal capo della polizia, intende ghigliottinarlo. Proprio mentre la mannaia sta per calare sulla testa del becchino viene rivelato che tutta la vicenda è in realtà un sogno del becchino stesso: i vari personaggi della vicenda finora narrata sono presentati nella realtà sotto diverse spoglie. Con sollievo il becchino, incitato dal parroco, torna al lavoro di sepoltura del defunto, finché non assiste a un altro incidente e decide di scappare via.

Produzione
Film girato in buona parte nel comune di Palombara Sabina e per il resto, al motel Sylvan di Sant'Angelo Romano (Roma). Realizzato con un budget bassissimo (lo stesso Renzo Montagnani, uno degli interpreti, se ne lamentò in un'intervista asserendo perentorio: «Una cazzata! Rossati, per me, non è un bravo regista e poi non c'era il becco di un quattrino...») ma che ha il pregio non solo di trattare un argomento horror "serio" in maniera parodistica ma anche di riunire un cast di attori/caratteristi assolutamente notevole per i tempi, basta citare, oltre a Renzo Montagnani, Duilio Del Prete, Gianfranco D'Angelo, Cochi Ponzoni, Daniele Vargas, Ghigo Masino, Vittorio Marsiglia, Anna Mazzamauro, Nadia Cassini e Tullio Solenghi (qui all'esordio comico). Nel cast c'è anche un giovanissimo Fabrizio Vidale, futuro doppiatore di cinema e tv nella sua prima apparizione cinematografica.

Distribuzione
Il film fu distribuito nel 1979.

Curiosità
In questo film recitano entrambi gli attori che hanno prestato il volto al personaggio del barista Guido Necchi di Amici miei.
Recitano per la seconda volta insieme Tullio Solenghi e Renzo Montagnani.
In una scena del film i protagonisti cantano Il testamento del capitano nota canzone della prima guerra mondiale.
Quando si ritrovano nel supermercato, il personaggio interpretato da Montagnani ricorda un film in cui "c'erano gli zombi fuori e i cristiani nel supermercato", citando così il film Zombi di George A. Romero.

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Collegamenti esterni
 https://www.mymovies.it/film/1979/io-zombo-tu-zombi-lei-zomba/
https://www.cinematografo.it/film/io-zombo-tu-zombi-lei-zomba-n3f0ambh

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With more and more high tech products coming available people seem to just have to keep up with the latest and the greatest.
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For your new home, you will probably want to include much of the wiring to all your rooms, upstairs and down, so TV can be watched in each room. Wiring for audio equipment and home receivers go through your control panel and generally to each room.
We had our speakers wired for surround sound, so all we had to do was plug in our speakers to the wall, and hang the speakers behind the seating area. Some people bury the speakers behind the wallboard and have a speaker cover plate put over them.
We have a connection box behind the TV which has connectors for the audio to the speakers, as well as the home theater system connectors.
Some people have an entire closet devoted to the Home-theater-and-audio-equipment wiring control panel. That works especially well in homes with no basement. Our control panel however is housed in the basement.


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10 Best Free Screenwriting Software [2021]
Are you filmmaker at any level? Then there are many screenwriting software options available for your writing process.
Screenwriting is one of the most imperative components of filmmaking. It can single-handedly make or break the entire film. Therefore, making use of free screenwriting software is mandatory. Yes, several tools in the market can make this whole process systematic and reduce unnecessary hassles.
There are plenty of options to choose from, and the added advantage is that free, useful software choices are abundant. Free scriptwriting software will also come under this range of resources.
In case you are not exactly familiar with the idea of using software for screen-writing, let us take a look at what are its advantages and how to select the option that will suit you best. After going through its perks, a compilation of the best free screenwriting software will also be available below.
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What Is Screenwriting Software?
1 What Is Screenwriting Software?
2 What Does The Screenplay Writing Software Offer?
3 Best Free Screenwriting Software
3.1 1. Trelby:
3.1.1 Notable features:
3.1.2 Pricing:
3.2 2. Highland 2:
3.3 3. Celtx:
3.4 4. Kit Scenarist:
3.5 5. Fade In:
3.6 6. Arc Studio Pro
3.7 7. Causality:
3.8 8. WriterDuet:
3.9 9. StudioBinder:
3.10 10. Prewrite:
3.10.1 Notable features:
3.10.2 Pricing:
3.11 10. DramaQueen:
A standard screenplay format is obligatory for the screenplay to stay structured and create the desired impact. It can be quite a headache to stick to a rigid layout while letting your creative juices flow simultaneously. The entire process of screenwriting becomes a breeze, as the mundane parts involved in it are taken care of by the screenplay writing software.
If you believe you have the talent and creativity to break into the world of glitz, all you will require is a computer/ laptop, a literary agent, a great deal of skill, and last but not least, the best free script writing software out there.
However, since all the fellow screenwriters in the competition also have access to these tools, we need to ensure that we select from only the best options in the market to stand apart from everyone else and stay relevant. Usage of screenwriting software has become part of industry norms at present.
What Does The Screenplay Writing Software Offer?
It essentially aids you in the script's composition and takes care of all the editing involved, including spelling checks, grammar corrections, language analysis, etc.
The software also backs up your scripts safely. Plenty of keyboard shortcuts are also available to simplify the process. You can add several elements like scene headings, dialogues, transitions, etc., with these shortcuts. A list of the best options in the market has been compiled while simultaneously paying attention to detail. The various software is as follows:
Best Free Screenwriting Software
1. Trelby:
Website: https://www.trelby.org/
Previously called 'Blyte,' this software is available on GitHub and operates on Windows and Linux. It is known for its built-in PDF generator, which is highly configurable. It is suitable for budding individual writers and is available for educational purposes as well.
An in-built screenplay editor is also at one's disposal in this software, making the writer's job easy by checking for script format, spelling, and pagination. The system requirements for this software are also pretty minimum. A character name database is another added feature.
Other features of this screenplay writing software include the quick hotkeys for line types. This software is not cloud-based and has to be downloaded. Hence, you can work on it in an offline style as well.
Screenplay editor
Multiplatform support
Script comparison
Support multiple import/export format
Built-in PDF generator
2. Highland 2:
Website: https://highland2.app/screenwriters.php
This software is currently available only for Mac; however, it is an excellent choice while looking for the best free screenwriting software options. Its main highlight is how it has been designed; the navigation through the software has been maintained in a very user-friendly and simplistic approach. It specifically works with the Fountain file format.
The factor of customizability is also pretty high in Highland. It will suit you best if you work amongst a team and the individual requirements are varying and diverse. This free screenwriting software will suit bloggers and anyone who uses a lot of images in their work.
If you are a writer whose primary focus is on characters and their appearances, this software will be of great use. Its auto-formatting feature is another aspect that makes it stand out from the rest. It is also known to offer excellent customer support and service.
Automatic formatting
Ten PDF templates
Revision mode
Ten unique themes
Toggle between text & finished document preview
Pro: $69.99
3. Celtx:
Website: https://www.celtx.com/index.html
The Celtx screenwriting software's key area of focus is on collaboration. It is compatible with several devices and OS, like tablets and iPhones. It makes it easier to track several connecting factors and help the user coordinate across multiple platforms effectively. This free script writing software is cloud-based and also possesses several formats of templates.
Microsoft Word documents, Final Draft, and PDF are amongst the wide range of import formats available in this software. It also takes care of other essential tools required for pre-production, including shot lists, call sheets, and storyboards.
This screenplay writing software is also popular amongst novelists and playwrights. The use of a rich text editor module is another added advantage of this tool. You will also work offline in this software and support index cards and storyboards for developing stories.
Industry-standard script editors
Visual story building
Integrated to your script
Include index cards
Free: 14-day free trial
Paid: $15/month
4. Kit Scenarist:
Website: https://kitscenarist.ru/en/index.html
The next name in the best free screenwriting software list is Kit Scenarist because it is not just a word processor. It is the one-stop solution for research, planning, and a statistical hub for your screenwriting.
It allows you to collect all the research material in one place for your scriptwriting. Whether it is characters, descriptions, locations, photos, or anything else, you will find it all together to access at your ease.
For those who want to proceed with their script with visualization, the card module lets your story get laid on the board. The standard word processor and good formatting of the script are some of the best features.
It works according to industry standards. Program algorithm is easily configurable to suit your writing needs. You can import and export the final draft between the supportable operating system. It supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android.
Store a variety of materials in one place
Card module for visualization
Industry-standard formatting
Native language support
Pro: $4.99/month
5. Fade In:
Website: https://www.fadeinpro.com/
Fade In is available on operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac. This software comes as a worthy alternative to its other paid counterparts, including Final Draft and Movie Magic. It is highly customizable, down to the most minute aspects of writing, such as spacing, margins, and so on.
Writing motion picture screenplays becomes a cakewalk with this tool, making it one of the best free screenwriting software out there. Its user interface has been designed in a state-of-the-art manner, and it also supports multiple languages.
Revision and rewrites become an easy task with this software. The facility of complete image support is unparalleled, along with the auto-complete feature for typing. It supports multiple file formats like text, HTML, and so on.
This free script writing software also comes with free software updates. A unique page-only feature is available, which lets all the icons and options to fade.
Full-featured app interface
Extensive formatting capabilities
Autocomplete typing
easy navigation/collaboration
Quick organization
Support multiple file formats
Free: trial version
Students: $49.95
Paid: $75.95
6. Arc Studio Pro
Website: https://www.arcstudiopro.com/
Arc Studio Pro offers a straightforward, distraction-free, and clear interface. It means you can focus on the story while formatting according to industry standards. It is available for windows and mac, but you can pick the web version as well. Plans are different, but you can choose any of your choices.
Advanced collaboration and feedback management are two plus points of Arc Studio pro. It makes your workflow smooth and tracks all the edits for future help. Best of all is its intuitive drag-and-drop and color-coding system that lets users arrange and organize the story in a moment.
Its basic plan is free, plus it doesn't put any restrictions like maximum pages. And due to this pandemic, they made the premium version free till 3rd December.
Professional formatting
Autosave & automatic backup
Intuitive interface
Includes basic elements
One-click collaboration
Full traceability for editing
Pro: $49
7. Causality:
Website: https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/causality.html
This free screenwriting software is mainly known for visualization, which it offers to its users. You can plot key moments and timelines in this software and visualize them with complete understanding. This tool's framework unfolds as three parts: the script, the story logic, and a timeline.
A systematic analysis can be observed, although the format is not strict and rigid like other similar tools under this category. The pattern of a beat management system is followed here. Several popular file types, such as Fountain, Final Draft, etc., are compatible with Causality.
It works well with multi-monitor setups as well as laptops. One aspect of Causality, which makes it stand out from the rest, is how it can turn a multi-layered story into a linear format.
Visual story development
Useful for screenplays and novels
Support over 100 languages
Pro one time: $279
8. WriterDuet:
Website: https://www.writerduet.com/
WriterDuet provides several features and screenwriting, including video editing and gaming, making it a complete package for all of your mass media requirements. Real-time collaborations of writers have been facilitated by this software as well.
You can also add various plugins for enhanced customization. It is a cloud-based software and also has an offline desktop app. Several handy tools are accessible even in the free version, making this a worthy pick in compiling the best free screenwriting software.
The interface is as user-friendly as it can get, and you can import and export several popular formats like FinalDraft, Fountain, Celtx, and PDF. This software is fully integrated with SSL certification. Copies of scripts can be backed up to cloud storage like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, etc.
Simple yet powerful scriptwriting
Collaborate, outline, and create
Offer perfect formatting, stats, and reports
Cloud-based tool for easy sync
Real-time co-writing collaboration
Plus: $7.99/month
Pro: $11.99/month
Premium: $15.99/month
9. StudioBinder:
Website: https://www.studiobinder.com/scriptwriting-software/
This software offers maximum value to the user as there are absolutely no limits to the number of scripts you can write and the number of pages per script. There are tutorials, which guide you step-by-step through the industry format.
Since the software's scope is pretty vast, this would be an ideal choice for users looking to design their entire production process at a one-stop destination. Apart from writing your content, you can sync your script, breakdown all requirements of a particular scene, and schedule essential aspects of filmmaking such as shoot days, locations, cast, and crew.
Real-time collaboration with all team members is another feature of this software. It supports multiple operating system like others.
Native script writing
Sync and resync script
Industry-standard format
Convert script from other formats
Indie: $25/month
Professional: $42/month
Studion: $85/month
Agency: $216/month
Production company: $340/month
Enterprise: $1499/month
10. Prewrite:
Website: https://prewrite.com/
Prewrite is more of a visual outlining tool than the traditional scriptwriting software. It comes with a plethora of features to make your story structure complete.
Its multiple layouts, analyzing features, and exporting the final draft like features make it unique compared to other tools. You can export your file to any program that supports the .fdx format. The commercial-free images from Unsplash and The Movie Database bring your characters and scenes' life and make the story worth it with the application.
The tool can break down the story stats INT. vs. EXT., set the tone of the story, location, time of day, and scenes when different characters appear together. This tool helps you a lot to make your work top-notch. Even if you have started from the first page, you can import the existing script to analyze and finalized its structure.
Highly professional tool
Good for native amateurs
Classic time structure
Drag and drop scenes
Great collection of templates
Index card system
Paid: $9.99/month
10. DramaQueen:
Website: https://dramaqueen.info/about-en/?lang=en
The last name in the list of free screenwriting software. This tool is compatible with different OS like Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you want to format, import, or export the final draft, it is entirely compatible to do all these tasks. You can choose it for this work.
Its handy features include stepwise story structure, auto formating, drag, drop navigator, idea panel, and a few more. While writing a script, the ideas panel comes in handy to collect all your research and ideas in one place.
I like more about DramaQueen because it allows writing stories, but it can also develop, visualize, analyze, and rewrite. Together it offers a flexible and professional workflow on a new level. It is free without any limits of pages, the number of scripts, or the length of usage. Isn't it great?
Flexible between plot, outline, and script
Detect storyline automatically
Restructure entire story
Import as pdf or word
Support different export format
To sum it all up, these are some of the most used and loved free screenwriting software in this industry at present. All of these are unique in one or another way. And therefore, choosing the apt type of tool for the kind of work one specializes in is entirely up to individual users' discretion.
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Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of his next film PadMan and the film is going to release on 26th January 2018. The team of PadMan is very excited about this project. Recently the whole team came together for the song launch and interacted with the media.
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Sometimes making the right decision as a parent is next to impossible. If you choose one path, it may have undesirable consequences. On the other hand, another decision may net equally negative results. Parenting is filled with these moments.
Another difficult aspect of making decisions for your children is the input from other parents and friends who would not have made the same decision you did. They will often tell you why because people usually aren't afraid of sharing their opinions.
This difficulty may not have happened to you yet, but it will. In those moments, your peace will come from knowing you have prayed and listened for God to direct your path. At times, it will be the only peace you feel. That's why it's important to remember that he does see your need and he will guide you as you seek him. It's his promise.
God, our Father, your light of truth guides us to the way of Christ. May all who follow him reject what is contrary to the gospel. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Tigers rebound with big win
BI girls on seven-game streak; LCHS boys fall at Ware
Lady Tiger Leita Leiataua paced the girls in Friday's win at home. She finished the game in double digits with 15. - photo by Phgoto by Patty Leon
Patty Leon
Updated: Feb. 6, 2012, 10:42 a.m.
Bradwell rebounded from a three-game losing stretch to defeat Islands High 75-44 at home Friday night. In the preceding game, coach Faye Baker's Lady Tigers earned their seventh straight win with a 67-30 rout of the Lady Sharks.
Lady Tigers 67, Lady Sharks 30
With the Region 3-AAAAA around the corner Baker sent in her reserve unit as starters against the visiting Lady Sharks. Controlling the pace and managing the ball well was Akeyla Richardson. With two quick steals and some transition shots, Richardson led the girls to a quick 6-0 lead midway into the first quarter. But the visitors managed to settle down and chipped away at BI's lead, closing the first quarter down by only one point.
"She has been our sixth man off the bench and very instrumental in sparking us," Baker said about Richardson. "She was a spark plug in that victory against Windsor Forest on Tuesday. She came in and had some key drives to the basket and some key conversions. She's been playing a major role for us coming off the bench."
But then Islands had to face coach Baker's finest in the second quarter. The BI girls out hustled and outscored the Lady Sharks 20-6, led primarily by junior Leita Leiataua and sophomore standout guard, Shaquoia Crockett. The home team was also 5 of 6 from the line in the second quarter and was given a boost by Treniece Boles who sank a trey shot to close the half up 29-14.
The Sharks did boost their score in the second half, sinking three shots in the third quarter and one in the fourth from behind the paint. But Leiataua and Crockett responded with a trey shot each in the second half to widen the margin.
Leiataua finished the game in double digits with 15. Crockett had nine and almost every Lady Tiger on the floor managed to add to the final.
Baker substituted players throughout the third and final quarter.
"Again we wanted to let our reserves get as much playing time as possible and let them start the game," she said. "These kids work hard day in and day out so I like to give them an opportunity when I can. Every minute they can get on the floor is a plus."
The girls now await the outcome between the Beach High/Groves game next Friday. Groves beat Jenkins 60-55 on Friday night, keeping them tied with the Lady Tigers for second place in the region. Beach holds the top spot, currently undefeated in region play.
Baker said if they place third, they'll draw the sixth seeded team and if they place second they draw the seventh. But if both Bradwell and Groves win their early playoffs they will have to face each other in the semi-finals. And the final will probably be against Beach.
"We won seven in a row, the most consecutive wins this year," the coach said. "We always talked about playing our best ball in the end of the season. We are playing a lot better right now and I think our forwards are contributing a lot more. Symone May has been averaging around six to seven points a game and Shaquoia Crockett is getting everyone involved in offense and I hope we can continue doing that."
The girls are currently 14-8 overall and 11-4 in the region. They have one region game against Savannah High Tuesday and will host Brunswick on Friday also honoring their senior players.
Lady Tigers: 9|20|20|16-67
Lady Sharks 8|6|10|6-30
Boys' game
Tigers 75, Sharks 44
The Tiger boys ended a three game slump, pummeling the Sharks 75-44. The boys improve to 11-11 overall and 9-7 in the region, but coach Pete Woodard said the damage from recent losses could be irreversible.
"Right now we are battling for that fourth spot in the region," he said. "We've lost too many games. If we take the next two games we might make it."
Woodard said the win over the Sharks was the shot in the arm his squad needed.
The boys came out and overpowered the visitors in the first quarter. The Sharks lone score came from a trey shot, but trailed 21-3 at the start of the second quarter.
The Sharks got a spark from Dayjuan Thompson, who scored 20 points but the Tigers had four players score double digits. Javante Richey and Miguel Pineda hit from behind the arch and Larry Murray scored 6 of his 10 from downtown as well.
"We needed that game and that win," Woodard said. "The guys felt good about it, but I told them we still had some work to do. We are trying to go back to the basics and we did a better job on the board but the thing that has been killing us all year is rebounds and free throws."
On Friday the Tigers went 2-of-6 at the line.
The boys have two critical region games remaining on their schedule. Tuesday they travel to Savannah High and on Friday they play host to Benedictine for senior night.
Tigers: 21|23|14|17-75
Sharks: 3|19|10|12-44
In other local hoops action the Liberty County boys lost at Ware County 54-45. They are 17-5 overall and 4-5 in Region 2A-AAAA tied with Richmond Hill in third place.
Coach Willie Graham said the Gators forced the Panthers to speed up their pace.
"They speeded our guards up and right now that is not a good thing for us," he said. "We held a five-point lead at the half and they came out and they outscored us 26-8 in the third quarter."
Graham said his boys then continued to chase the Gators in the fourth.
Graham is hoping the boys can get back to the methodical and patient offense that has given them the past four victories before Friday's loss. They have one final region game at Glynn Academy on Tuesday.
"They beat us worse than anyone else we've played this year. They beat us by 20 at home," he said.
The Lady Panthers played at Ware County Friday night but their score was not posted by press time.
In private school hoops First Presbyterian Christian Academy's boys beat Frederica 53-47 in their homecoming game Friday night at St. James Sports Center.
The boys are now in a three-way tie for first in the Georgia Independent School Association's Region 2-AA. They are 11-10 overall and 6-2 in region play.


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All your coronavirus questions answered
By Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org
Posted on January 30, 2020We are collaborating with FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, in an effort to identify misinformation and to ensure news consumers get the facts.An outbreak of viral pneumonia that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019 has now sickened thousands, and led to more than 100 deaths. Although much is still unknown, scientists have made rapid progress in understanding the culprit, a new virus in the coronavirus family, which temporarily goes by the name 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV. As the virus has spread, however, misinformation has, too. We've written about several bogus claims about the new coronavirus, and will continue to debunk stories as they surface.Here, we answer some key questions about what is known so far about the outbreak and the virus.When did the outbreak begin, and what is the cause?Scientists are still working to determine when the virus first emerged in people, but the earliest known instances of the disease occurred in early December in Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China. After a string of mysterious pneumonia cases, many of them linked to a seafood market selling wild game and live animals, officials reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization on Dec. 31.By Jan. 7, Chinese authorities had isolated 2019-nCoV as the cause of the disease, and shared the genome a few days later. This allowed other countries to test for the virus, and for scientists to begin devising treatments and investigating how the outbreak began.Coronaviruses are a diverse family of large RNA viruses that have characteristic spikes on their surface, making them look like they have a halo, or corona, when viewed under a microscope.Most coronaviruses that infect humans are relatively benign and cause mild respiratory diseases such as the common cold, said Susan Weiss, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, in a phone interview. But in recent years, new coronaviruses have cropped up that are far more dangerous to humans, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, virus, which led to a global outbreak in 2003, and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, virus, which was identified in 2012.According to the WHO, SARS ultimately infected more than 8,000 people, killing 774. Since 2012, there have been nearly 2,500 MERS cases and 858 deaths.The new virus is fairly similar to the SARS virus — and is in the same betacoronavirus subgroup as both the SARS and MERS viruses — but is considered a new pathogen.What are the symptoms, and how severe is the disease?The virus causes a pneumonia-like respiratory illness that varies in severity, but can be deadly. Symptoms include fever, cough and difficulty breathing. A report in the Lancet that analyzed the first 41 people admitted to the hospital for 2019-nCoV infection suggests that clinically, the illness is similar to SARS, although fewer patients appear to have diarrhea or upper respiratory symptoms, such as sneezing, a runny nose and sore throat. Some people also report fatigue, and in at least one case, a person has been found to be infected, but clear of any symptoms.Many of the symptoms are common to other respiratory diseases, so unless a person has been to Wuhan, China — or been in contact with someone who has — the illness is unlikely to be due to the new coronavirus. Lab tests based on the virus' genetic sequence can confirm infection. As of Jan. 30, 171 people have died, out of 8,235 confirmed cases worldwide. That suggests, very roughly, a case fatality rate of around 2-3%. For comparison, SARS killed around 10% of infected people, if not more, while seasonal influenza typically kills 0.1% or less, David Fisman, an epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said in an email.These figures, however, may not accurately reflect how dangerous the virus is, Fisman said, since the disease course is still underway for many patients. It's also likely that far more people have been infected, but have not gone to hospitals or had their illnesses confirmed. For example, if two-thirds of cases are unreported, he said, the case fatality rate may be around 1%.According to the WHO, as of Jan. 28, about 20% of confirmed cases have been severe. Clinical guidance from the WHO suggests the most serious concerns for patients are the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, and sepsis, both of which can be fatal.Initial reports indicate that while healthy people can fall seriously ill, deaths are largely confined to older folks and those with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease and liver cirrhosis.There nevertheless has been one report of a 36-year-old man with no known health concerns who died.How is the virus transmitted, and how contagious is it?While the new virus almost certainly was first transmitted to people from an animal, it's clear from how the pathogen has spread that the virus can be passed from person to person.Scientists aren't yet sure how that's happening, but they suspect it is similar to how influenza is spread, with the virus travelling through saliva droplets when infected people cough or sneeze. This is how scientists believe past coronaviruses such as SARS and MERS have spread.The incubation period, or how long before someone who is infected shows symptoms, is estimated to be 2 to 14 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. China has suggested that it is possible for people to be contagious during this period, but the CDC does not yet have evidence for that. Fisman noted that the timing of some of the German cases also suggests potential asymptomatic transmission, but he said more data is needed to know for sure.It's also unclear exactly how infectious the new virus is. Several groups of scientists have attempted to estimate 2019-nCoV's basic reproduction number, or R0, which is the average number of other people one person infects, assuming everyone in the population is susceptible.Using a variety of methods, multiple teams have arrived at figures that generally range from 1.5 to 4, which suggest the transmissibility is roughly in line with that of SARS, but below that of the measles virus, which has an R0 of around 12 to 18, and is one of the most infectious viruses in the world."Despite the diversity of approaches taken there's remarkable consistency in estimates from highly competent investigators, which seem to fall between 2 and 3," said Fisman.An early estimate from the WHO, for example, suggested that every infected person would spread the virus to 1.4 to 2.5 people, on average, while a team at Imperial College London pegged the R0 at 2.6. A group at the University of Bern in Switzerland calculated an R0 of 1.4 to 3.8, and Harvard researchers Maia Majumder and Kenneth Mandl estimated a figure between 2 and 3.1.All of the estimates are preliminary, and limited by the available data, which is changing by the day. While the figures provide some clue as to how contagious the virus is, it's important to recognize that these values don't necessarily say anything about how widespread the outbreak will be. As Majumder pointed out on Twitter, the R0 reflects potential transmission, not actual transmission — and that even though seasonal flu has a relatively low R0 of about 1.3, it causes millions of cases per year, whereas SARS had an R0 between 2 and 5, and led to fewer than 10,000 cases."Planning, preparedness, and infection control can effectively bring an outbreak of a novel, moderate-R_0 disease to a close even in the absence of vaccines," Majumder said in a tweet. "Because of this, estimates of R_0 for #nCoV2019 should be viewed as a call to action instead of a reason to panic."Where have cases been reported?As of Jan. 30, there have been 8,235 confirmed cases, the vast majority in China, and more than half in Hubei province, which is home to Wuhan. Many other Chinese cities have recorded dozens of cases, including more than 100 in Shanghai and Beijing.Numerous other Asian countries, such as Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, have reported at least two cases.The U.S. has confirmed five cases, current as of Jan. 29, and Canada has three. The first cases in Europe were reported in France on Jan. 24.Given the speed of the outbreak, these tallies will soon be out of date, but updates are available in a visualization tool put together by Johns Hopkins University that pulls information from the WHO, the CDC and Chinese sources.The CDC has also launched its own state and global maps to show the location of confirmed cases. What information do we have about the U.S. cases?The CDC announced the first American case on Jan. 21 in a man in his 30s who returned home to Washington state after a trip to Wuhan and then fell ill. He is reportedly in satisfactory condition and remains in isolation at a hospital north of Seattle as of Jan. 27. The CDC confirmed a second case on Jan. 24 in a Chicago woman. The woman, who is in her 60s, also had recently been to Wuhan; she is stable and is hospitalized largely to prevent disease spread.Both patients did not have symptoms until they were already in the U.S.Three more cases were announced on Jan. 26: one in Arizona, in an Arizona State University student, and two in California, including one in Orange County and another in a Wuhan resident flying through Los Angeles International Airport.The CDC announced on Jan. 30 the first instance of person-to-person transmission of the virus, in this case, from the Chicago woman to her husband, who had not traveled to Wuhan. This case is not yet reflected in the total case counts.Health officials suspect that there will be more American cases over time, although the CDC considers the immediate risk to Americans to be low.Where did the virus come from?Scientists do not yet know the origin of the virus, but coronaviruses are zoonotic viruses, meaning they can transfer from animals to humans.Both the SARS and MERS coronaviruses are thought to have started in bats, and then made the jump into humans through other animals — civets and racoon dogs, in the case of SARS, and camels in the case of MERS.For 2019-nCoV, experts also suspect the virus originated in bats, although that has not yet been demonstrated. An unpublished analysis of several viral genomes from patients indicates the virus is about 80% similar to SARS, but shares even more similarity — 96% — to a SARS-like bat virus."It very likely suggests the virus from bats," Yize Li, a researcher working on coronaviruses in the Weiss lab at the University of Pennsylvania, told us.But even if bats are the so-called reservoir for the virus, that doesn't necessarily mean that a bat transmitted the virus directly to a human. As with SARS and MERS, there could be an as-yet unidentified intermediate host."We believe that an intermediate host might be involved, but we don't know for sure and we don't know what animal," said Kristian Andersen, a professor of infectious disease genomics at the Scripps Research Translational Institute, in an email.Scientists also have been comparing viral sequences from numerous patients to begin to understand when the virus first emerged and how the outbreak first unfolded. An analysis from Andersen, for instance, found that the data is "highly suggestive" of a single introduction into the human population, followed by human-to-human transfer.Another assessment from the University of Edinburgh's Andrew Rambaut, based on the viral genomes from 42 patients, estimates the virus popped up in late November.What is China doing to combat the outbreak, and how is the rest of the world responding?China closed the seafood market in Wuhan that is suspected of spreading the virus on Jan. 1. The government proceeded to cordon off the entire city about three weeks later, just before the Lunar New Year, cancelling air and train travel in or out of Wuhan, and shutting down all public transit within the city. The transportation lockdown has since been extended to other cities in the same province, affecting an estimated 56 million people. Such quarantine efforts of this magnitude are unprecedented, and it remains to be seen how effective they are at limiting the spread of the virus. The mayor of Wuhan acknowledged that as many as 5 million people left Wuhan before the lockdown was put into effect, which may have undercut much of its value. Some experts have also suggested that the strategy could backfire, if the travel restrictions make it more difficult to deliver supplies.On Jan. 26, China also banned the sale of wild animals until the outbreak resolves.Several neighboring countries, including Malaysia and Mongolia, have begun limiting travel from China, while others, including the U.S., have started to evacuate citizens from Wuhan. Hong Kong has announced it will be halting rail transit from mainland China, and slashing the number of flights in half. On Jan. 30, the WHO declared the outbreak a global health emergency, or what is officially known as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC. The decision alerts nations to the gravity of the situation, and was made, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, primarily because of what could happen outside of China. "Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, and which are ill-prepared to deal with it," he said.For its part, the CDC began screening travelers flying in from Wuhan for signs of infection at U.S. airports on Jan. 17, and is in the process of testing people for suspected cases of the disease. As of Jan. 29, the agency said that it had identified a total of 165 suspected cases across 36 states, including 5 confirmed cases and 68 negative ones.On Jan. 27, the CDC also issued a level 3 travel alert, its highest, advising travelers to avoid "all nonessential travel" to China. Previously, the agency had only advised people to avoid traveling to Wuhan or Hubei province.What is the outlook for the outbreak?It is still too early to tell how the outbreak will unfold, including how long it might last, how widespread the virus will become and the ultimate death toll.But while the Wuhan coronavirus is very concerning globally, for almost all Americans, seasonal influenza is a greater health risk. As Ian Lipkin, an epidemiologist at Columbia University who was actively involved in responding to the SARS epidemic, told the Washington Post, flu claims 30,000 to 40,000 American lives every year. "It is very unlikely," he said, "that this will ever reach the level that we annually lose to flu." The CDC estimates there were more than 34,000 flu-related deaths in the U.S. in the 2018-19 flu season.As we have written before, there is no 2019-nCoV vaccine yet available for people to use. A lab in Hong Kong announced on Jan. 28 that they had already developed one, but that it would still take months to test the vaccine on animals, and an additional year to do clinical trials before it would be ready to use.Other researchers around the world, including those in the U.S., are also racing to create a vaccine, but the timetables are the same. Even with fast-tracking, it's almost certain no vaccine will be ready for another year, which likely means this outbreak will conclude without the benefit of one.According to the CDC, the best way to prevent coronavirus infection is to do all the things that one usually should do to avoid respiratory viruses, including washing your hands with soap, avoiding touching your face and avoiding those who are sick.There is no need for people in the U.S. to wear face masks unless someone is infected with 2019-nCoV, or a health care worker is treating someone who is infected. Physicians and other providers, however, should use specialized respirators, which can actually filter out most of the viral particles. The basic surgical masks aren't worthless — for those in crowded areas of China, they're a good idea because they will limit some exposure — but they're not especially protective.
We are collaborating with FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, in an effort to identify misinformation and to ensure news consumers get the facts.
An outbreak of viral pneumonia that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019 has now sickened thousands, and led to more than 100 deaths.
Although much is still unknown, scientists have made rapid progress in understanding the culprit, a new virus in the coronavirus family, which temporarily goes by the name 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV.
As the virus has spread, however, misinformation has, too. We've written about several bogus claims about the new coronavirus, and will continue to debunk stories as they surface.
Here, we answer some key questions about what is known so far about the outbreak and the virus.
When did the outbreak begin, and what is the cause?
Scientists are still working to determine when the virus first emerged in people, but the earliest known instances of the disease occurred in early December in Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China.
After a string of mysterious pneumonia cases, many of them linked to a seafood market selling wild game and live animals, officials reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization on Dec. 31.
By Jan. 7, Chinese authorities had isolated 2019-nCoV as the cause of the disease, and shared the genome a few days later. This allowed other countries to test for the virus, and for scientists to begin devising treatments and investigating how the outbreak began.
Coronaviruses are a diverse family of large RNA viruses that have characteristic spikes on their surface, making them look like they have a halo, or corona, when viewed under a microscope.
Most coronaviruses that infect humans are relatively benign and cause mild respiratory diseases such as the common cold, said Susan Weiss, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, in a phone interview.
But in recent years, new coronaviruses have cropped up that are far more dangerous to humans, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, virus, which led to a global outbreak in 2003, and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, virus, which was identified in 2012.
According to the WHO, SARS ultimately infected more than 8,000 people, killing 774. Since 2012, there have been nearly 2,500 MERS cases and 858 deaths.
The new virus is fairly similar to the SARS virus — and is in the same betacoronavirus subgroup as both the SARS and MERS viruses — but is considered a new pathogen.
What are the symptoms, and how severe is the disease?
The virus causes a pneumonia-like respiratory illness that varies in severity, but can be deadly. Symptoms include fever, cough and difficulty breathing.
A report in the Lancet that analyzed the first 41 people admitted to the hospital for 2019-nCoV infection suggests that clinically, the illness is similar to SARS, although fewer patients appear to have diarrhea or upper respiratory symptoms, such as sneezing, a runny nose and sore throat.
Some people also report fatigue, and in at least one case, a person has been found to be infected, but clear of any symptoms.
Many of the symptoms are common to other respiratory diseases, so unless a person has been to Wuhan, China — or been in contact with someone who has — the illness is unlikely to be due to the new coronavirus. Lab tests based on the virus' genetic sequence can confirm infection.
As of Jan. 30, 171 people have died, out of 8,235 confirmed cases worldwide. That suggests, very roughly, a case fatality rate of around 2-3%. For comparison, SARS killed around 10% of infected people, if not more, while seasonal influenza typically kills 0.1% or less, David Fisman, an epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said in an email.
These figures, however, may not accurately reflect how dangerous the virus is, Fisman said, since the disease course is still underway for many patients. It's also likely that far more people have been infected, but have not gone to hospitals or had their illnesses confirmed. For example, if two-thirds of cases are unreported, he said, the case fatality rate may be around 1%.
According to the WHO, as of Jan. 28, about 20% of confirmed cases have been severe. Clinical guidance from the WHO suggests the most serious concerns for patients are the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, and sepsis, both of which can be fatal.
Initial reports indicate that while healthy people can fall seriously ill, deaths are largely confined to older folks and those with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease and liver cirrhosis.
There nevertheless has been one report of a 36-year-old man with no known health concerns who died.
How is the virus transmitted, and how contagious is it?
While the new virus almost certainly was first transmitted to people from an animal, it's clear from how the pathogen has spread that the virus can be passed from person to person.
Scientists aren't yet sure how that's happening, but they suspect it is similar to how influenza is spread, with the virus travelling through saliva droplets when infected people cough or sneeze. This is how scientists believe past coronaviruses such as SARS and MERS have spread.
The incubation period, or how long before someone who is infected shows symptoms, is estimated to be 2 to 14 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. China has suggested that it is possible for people to be contagious during this period, but the CDC does not yet have evidence for that. Fisman noted that the timing of some of the German cases also suggests potential asymptomatic transmission, but he said more data is needed to know for sure.
It's also unclear exactly how infectious the new virus is. Several groups of scientists have attempted to estimate 2019-nCoV's basic reproduction number, or R0, which is the average number of other people one person infects, assuming everyone in the population is susceptible.
Using a variety of methods, multiple teams have arrived at figures that generally range from 1.5 to 4, which suggest the transmissibility is roughly in line with that of SARS, but below that of the measles virus, which has an R0 of around 12 to 18, and is one of the most infectious viruses in the world.
"Despite the diversity of approaches taken there's remarkable consistency in estimates from highly competent investigators, which seem to fall between 2 and 3," said Fisman.
An early estimate from the WHO, for example, suggested that every infected person would spread the virus to 1.4 to 2.5 people, on average, while a team at Imperial College London pegged the R0 at 2.6. A group at the University of Bern in Switzerland calculated an R0 of 1.4 to 3.8, and Harvard researchers Maia Majumder and Kenneth Mandl estimated a figure between 2 and 3.1.
All of the estimates are preliminary, and limited by the available data, which is changing by the day. While the figures provide some clue as to how contagious the virus is, it's important to recognize that these values don't necessarily say anything about how widespread the outbreak will be.
As Majumder pointed out on Twitter, the R0 reflects potential transmission, not actual transmission — and that even though seasonal flu has a relatively low R0 of about 1.3, it causes millions of cases per year, whereas SARS had an R0 between 2 and 5, and led to fewer than 10,000 cases.
"Planning, preparedness, and infection control can effectively bring an outbreak of a novel, moderate-R_0 disease to a close even in the absence of vaccines," Majumder said in a tweet. "Because of this, estimates of R_0 for #nCoV2019 should be viewed as a call to action instead of a reason to panic."
Where have cases been reported?
As of Jan. 30, there have been 8,235 confirmed cases, the vast majority in China, and more than half in Hubei province, which is home to Wuhan. Many other Chinese cities have recorded dozens of cases, including more than 100 in Shanghai and Beijing.
Numerous other Asian countries, such as Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, have reported at least two cases.
The U.S. has confirmed five cases, current as of Jan. 29, and Canada has three. The first cases in Europe were reported in France on Jan. 24.
Given the speed of the outbreak, these tallies will soon be out of date, but updates are available in a visualization tool put together by Johns Hopkins University that pulls information from the WHO, the CDC and Chinese sources.
The CDC has also launched its own state and global maps to show the location of confirmed cases.
What information do we have about the U.S. cases?
The CDC announced the first American case on Jan. 21 in a man in his 30s who returned home to Washington state after a trip to Wuhan and then fell ill. He is reportedly in satisfactory condition and remains in isolation at a hospital north of Seattle as of Jan. 27.
The CDC confirmed a second case on Jan. 24 in a Chicago woman. The woman, who is in her 60s, also had recently been to Wuhan; she is stable and is hospitalized largely to prevent disease spread.
Both patients did not have symptoms until they were already in the U.S.
Three more cases were announced on Jan. 26: one in Arizona, in an Arizona State University student, and two in California, including one in Orange County and another in a Wuhan resident flying through Los Angeles International Airport.
The CDC announced on Jan. 30 the first instance of person-to-person transmission of the virus, in this case, from the Chicago woman to her husband, who had not traveled to Wuhan. This case is not yet reflected in the total case counts.
Health officials report first person-to-person spread of coronavirus in US
Health officials suspect that there will be more American cases over time, although the CDC considers the immediate risk to Americans to be low.
Where did the virus come from?
Scientists do not yet know the origin of the virus, but coronaviruses are zoonotic viruses, meaning they can transfer from animals to humans.
Both the SARS and MERS coronaviruses are thought to have started in bats, and then made the jump into humans through other animals — civets and racoon dogs, in the case of SARS, and camels in the case of MERS.
For 2019-nCoV, experts also suspect the virus originated in bats, although that has not yet been demonstrated. An unpublished analysis of several viral genomes from patients indicates the virus is about 80% similar to SARS, but shares even more similarity — 96% — to a SARS-like bat virus.
"It very likely suggests the virus [came] from bats," Yize Li, a researcher working on coronaviruses in the Weiss lab at the University of Pennsylvania, told us.
But even if bats are the so-called reservoir for the virus, that doesn't necessarily mean that a bat transmitted the virus directly to a human. As with SARS and MERS, there could be an as-yet unidentified intermediate host.
"We believe that an intermediate host might be involved, but we don't know for sure and we don't know what animal," said Kristian Andersen, a professor of infectious disease genomics at the Scripps Research Translational Institute, in an email.
Scientists also have been comparing viral sequences from numerous patients to begin to understand when the virus first emerged and how the outbreak first unfolded.
An analysis from Andersen, for instance, found that the data is "highly suggestive" of a single introduction into the human population, followed by human-to-human transfer.
Another assessment from the University of Edinburgh's Andrew Rambaut, based on the viral genomes from 42 patients, estimates the virus popped up in late November.
What is China doing to combat the outbreak, and how is the rest of the world responding?
China closed the seafood market in Wuhan that is suspected of spreading the virus on Jan. 1.
The government proceeded to cordon off the entire city about three weeks later, just before the Lunar New Year, cancelling air and train travel in or out of Wuhan, and shutting down all public transit within the city. The transportation lockdown has since been extended to other cities in the same province, affecting an estimated 56 million people.
Such quarantine efforts of this magnitude are unprecedented, and it remains to be seen how effective they are at limiting the spread of the virus. The mayor of Wuhan acknowledged that as many as 5 million people left Wuhan before the lockdown was put into effect, which may have undercut much of its value. Some experts have also suggested that the strategy could backfire, if the travel restrictions make it more difficult to deliver supplies.
On Jan. 26, China also banned the sale of wild animals until the outbreak resolves.
Several neighboring countries, including Malaysia and Mongolia, have begun limiting travel from China, while others, including the U.S., have started to evacuate citizens from Wuhan. Hong Kong has announced it will be halting rail transit from mainland China, and slashing the number of flights in half.
On Jan. 30, the WHO declared the outbreak a global health emergency, or what is officially known as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC. The decision alerts nations to the gravity of the situation, and was made, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, primarily because of what could happen outside of China. "Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, and which are ill-prepared to deal with it," he said.
World Health Organization declares coronavirus a 'public health emergency of international concern'
For its part, the CDC began screening travelers flying in from Wuhan for signs of infection at U.S. airports on Jan. 17, and is in the process of testing people for suspected cases of the disease. As of Jan. 29, the agency said that it had identified a total of 165 suspected cases across 36 states, including 5 confirmed cases and 68 negative ones.
On Jan. 27, the CDC also issued a level 3 travel alert, its highest, advising travelers to avoid "all nonessential travel" to China. Previously, the agency had only advised people to avoid traveling to Wuhan or Hubei province.
What is the outlook for the outbreak?
It is still too early to tell how the outbreak will unfold, including how long it might last, how widespread the virus will become and the ultimate death toll.
But while the Wuhan coronavirus is very concerning globally, for almost all Americans, seasonal influenza is a greater health risk. As Ian Lipkin, an epidemiologist at Columbia University who was actively involved in responding to the SARS epidemic, told the Washington Post, flu claims 30,000 to 40,000 American lives every year. "It is very unlikely," he said, "that this will ever reach the level that we annually lose to flu." The CDC estimates there were more than 34,000 flu-related deaths in the U.S. in the 2018-19 flu season.
As we have written before, there is no 2019-nCoV vaccine yet available for people to use. A lab in Hong Kong announced on Jan. 28 that they had already developed one, but that it would still take months to test the vaccine on animals, and an additional year to do clinical trials before it would be ready to use.
Other researchers around the world, including those in the U.S., are also racing to create a vaccine, but the timetables are the same. Even with fast-tracking, it's almost certain no vaccine will be ready for another year, which likely means this outbreak will conclude without the benefit of one.
According to the CDC, the best way to prevent coronavirus infection is to do all the things that one usually should do to avoid respiratory viruses, including washing your hands with soap, avoiding touching your face and avoiding those who are sick.
Do masks offer protection from coronavirus?
There is no need for people in the U.S. to wear face masks unless someone is infected with 2019-nCoV, or a health care worker is treating someone who is infected. Physicians and other providers, however, should use specialized respirators, which can actually filter out most of the viral particles. The basic surgical masks aren't worthless — for those in crowded areas of China, they're a good idea because they will limit some exposure — but they're not especially protective.


Yaniv Dover uses mathematical models to understand the dynamics of social networks.
Yaniv Dover has not one, but two Ph.D.s. One is in marketing. The other? Physics. To Dover, an assistant professor of business administration at Tuck, it's a natural connection. The same mathematics used to model the behavior of atoms can be used to model human behavior.
During his graduate work at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Dover found himself drawn to the types of marketing questions that could benefit from the complex mathematics of science: In the online world, how does information spread from person to person? What do those networks look like, what are their dynamics, and how can marketers tap into them to drive sales?
In some structures, conversation flows well and participants want to return. In others, companies try to facilitate social interaction, but it's a ghost town. Dover hopes to understand what geometrical structures lead to better group engagement. This will predict not only what groups will work, but let marketers connect people into groups and discussions that will be more lively and productive.
He is also applying his techniques to study other aspects of the social network. For example, he recently published a paper on the authenticity of online reviews, finding that while fakery does exist, it represents only about six or seven percent of reviews, and tends to be more common among small or independent businesses than in corporate-owned chains. He is currently developing a model to predict sales based on social network data and, along with Albert Wesley Frey Professor of Marketing Scott Neslin, studying the influence of social media on brand loyalty.


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An S Factor Analysis on the Provinces of Vietnam: Relationships with Cognitive Ability, Ethnicity, and Latitude
Emil O. W. Kirkegaard and Bryan J. Pesta
We compiled cognitive, ethnic, and socioeconomic data for the 63 provinces of Vietnam. The cognitive data came from math and reading achievement tests administered to 70,000 fifth-graders in 2001 (World Bank, 2004). Ethnic and socioeconomic data were coded from various official sources (e.g., The General Statistics Office of Vietnam). Analysis of the socioeconomic data revealed a general factor (S) that was robust to variations in extraction method and controls. The average cognitive ability of the provinces correlated .47 with the S factor. The strongest predictor of S, however, was ethnicity. Specifically, the percent of Vietnamese (Kinh) within each province correlated .74 with S. Moreover, this effect was not mediated by cognitive ability. The lack of mediation is inconsistent with results from earlier studies that examined relations between ethnicity, cognitive ability, and socioeconomic outcomes (see, e.g., Fuerst & Kirkegaard, 2016). Also inconsistent with prior studies, although latitude correlated positively with cognitive ability, it did so inversely with the S factor. We discuss several potential hypotheses for why these discrepant effects occurred.


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