Barack Obama urges people to take 'stay calm', 'listen to experts' amid coronavirus scare

Former President of United States Barack Obama has urged people to take precautions amid Coronavirus outbreak. Barack Obama on March 4 shared a tweet where he advised people to protect mselves and ir community from coronavirus with  'common-sense precautions' and also urged m to t panic and listen to experts amid outbreak. Barack Obama reiterated some common advice that health officials have been giving for months, like "wash your hands, stay home when sick".   

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According to reports, total number of coronavirus cases in United States has risen to 137 and 9 people in country have lost ir lives so far. As per reports, 13 new cases have come into light in past 36 hours with New York reporting its first case since virus broke out in December. A 50-year-old lawyer from Westchester County in New York was diagsed with virus following which his wife, son, daughter and a neighbour who drove him to hospital were all put into isolation after y showed symptoms.

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Coronavirus outbreak

new coronavirus also kwn as COVID-19 has claimed more than 3,200 lives across globe and has infected over 95,000 people since December 2019. According to reports, at least 268 people have died outside mainland China, which makes it worst disease outbreak in 21st century. Iran and Italy have reported most number of deaths outside China. Italy has w reached a century with 107 people dead so far due to COVID-19, while in Iran 92 patients have lost ir lives in less than a month. virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, where animals were being traded illegally. Hubei province in China has been most affected by contagious disease, which is also epicentre of virus. 

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