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Is the coronavirus outbreak as bad as SARS or the 2009 influenza pandemic? A biologist explains the clues

  • Written by Maciej F. Boni, Associate Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
A man wearing a face mask prays at Erawan shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 29, 2020. Thailand has five reported cases of coronavirus.AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe

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