{"id":50658,"date":"2020-01-22T09:55:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T14:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50658"},"modified":"2020-01-22T09:55:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T14:55:20","slug":"coronavirus-deaths-double-overnight-to-17-suspected-case-identified-in-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50658","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Deaths Double Overnight To 17, Suspected Case Identified In St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/coronavirus-infections-climb-473-china-hong-kong-confirms-first-case\">Coronavirus Deaths Double Overnight To 17, Suspected Case Identified In St. Petersburg<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>Just as we suspected, Chinese authorities have revised the death toll for the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak to 17 on Wednesday, meaning that in under 24 hours, the death toll has practically doubled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia media reports claim that a passenger from Shanghai has been hospitalized, a sign that the virus may now have spread to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>PASSENGER FROM SHANGHAI HOSPITALIZED IN ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA<\/li><li>NOVEL CRONAVIRUS DEATHS RISE TO 17 IN HUBEI PROVINCE:CHINA NEWS<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>US stocks are rebounding from yesterday&#8217;s virus-driven dip as authorities around the world, including President Trump, insist that the outbreak is under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But does this really sound &#8220;contained&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update:&nbsp;<\/strong>So much for being &#8216;contained&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador &#8211; better known as AMLO &#8211; said Wednesday morning that two cases of coronavirus are suspected in Mexico, and that health officials are scrambling to confirm. He added that one of the patients is under observation in Tamaulipas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVTenlinea\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1217467169837060097\/g7o2DDGl_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVTenlinea\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVTenlinea\/status\/1219982824779976709\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ConferenciaMatutina?src=hash\">#ConferenciaMatutina<\/a> el Presidente Andr\u00e9s Manuel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopezobrador_\">@lopezobrador_<\/a> afirm\u00f3 que se identificaron dos casos de coronavirus en M\u00e9xico. Uno de ellos est\u00e1 en observaci\u00f3n en Tamaulipas, del que es probable que se descarte que sea coronavirus de Wuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVTenlinea\/status\/1219982824779976709\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EO4_48kX4AAKEV7?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>AMLO assured the public that the Mexican government is closely monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China&#8217;s National Health Commission has revised the total of coronavirus cases higher for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/stocks-slide-cnn-report-suggesting-coronavirus-has-reached-us\">at least the second time<\/a>&nbsp;on Wednesday: there are now 473 confirmed patients infected in China alone, though the death toll remained at 9,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/china-health-cases\/china-confirms-473-cases-of-new-coronavirus-state-media-idUSB9N29F01U\">Reuters<\/a>&nbsp;reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internationally, the total number of cases has climbed to 481, according to a running count by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/health-environment\/article\/3047140\/china-coronavirus-macau-reports-first-case-new\">SCMP<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-01-22%20at%207.48.39%20AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screen%20Shot%202020-01-22%20at%207.48.39%20AM.png?itok=dKtcUlP8\"><\/a>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus Deaths Double Overnight To 17, Suspected Case Identified In St. Petersburg Update 2:&nbsp;Just as we suspected, Chinese authorities have revised the death toll for the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak to 17 on Wednesday, meaning that in under 24 hours, the death toll has practically doubled. 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