CDC Official Warns Of 'Pandemic' As Countries Begin To Take Drastic Measures

After an initial outbreak downplayed by Chinese officials and a limited number of cases worldwide, it now appears the COVID-19 virus is making its terrible grand entrance onto the global stage. Now, at least one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is warning it could get much, much worse.

Although the contagious novel coronavirus caused the Chinese communist government to place hundreds of millions of people on lockdown, its presence in other countries was relatively low until recently. But a spike in confirmed cases across several continents has governments taking drastic measures to isolate and end the viral outbreak.

In South Korea, where the number of confirmed cases quadrupled over the course of just two days, according to The Washington Post, the government has partially locked down two cities. Daegu and Cheongdo were declared “special management zones,” The Korea Herald reported. -Full Report

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