Ruairi Casey, Al Jazeera: How does coronavirus spread and how can you protect yourself?
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus spreads from person to person in close proximity, similar to other respiratory illnesses.
More than 20,000 people worldwide have been infected by the new coronavirus, which continues to spread to more countries since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in early December.
At least 425 people have died so far in mainland China, one more in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines. Almost all the fatalities in China have been in Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 4, 2020
How virus emergency will affect US-China ties -- Federica Russo, Asia Times
How the coronavirus crisis has brewed a ‘revolt of the professionals’ in China -- Richard McGregor, sCMP
How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name -- Jasmine Taylor-Coleman BBC News
How the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a rise in global food prices -- Neal Kimberley, SCMP
The Trump plan is just a cover for Israel's final land grab -- Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye
Trump's peace plan forces 'reality' on Palestinians, but meets their needs --
Sander Gerber, The Hill
Idlib — The Syrian region abandoned by the world -- Diana Hodali, DW
Could the killing of Turkish troops damage Turkey-Russia ties? -- Andrew Wilks, Al Jazeera
Iran can obtain nuclear weapons far quicker than widely recognized -- Andrea Stricker, Al Arabiya
Lessons from the 2005 Iranian Nuclear Crisis -- Omer Carmi and Itamar Lifshitz, National Interest
North Korea's 5 most bizarre propaganda moments -- Greg Norman, Fox News
North Korea’s Next Submarine May Make Nuclear Talks Even Harder -- Bloomberg
Ethiopia’s dramatic political and economic transformation has left it with deep uncertainty -- Mulugeta G Berhe, Quartz
When the homefront becomes the (cyber) front line -- Fifth Domain
New Hampshire, Not Iowa, Is What Counts For Democrats -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
The next US president: Wall Street's fear of the left -- Sabrina Kessler, DW
Five things to watch in Trump's third State of the Union -- Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels, The Hill
Idlib — The Syrian region abandoned by the world -- Diana Hodali, DW
Could the killing of Turkish troops damage Turkey-Russia ties? -- Andrew Wilks, Al Jazeera
Iran can obtain nuclear weapons far quicker than widely recognized -- Andrea Stricker, Al Arabiya
Lessons from the 2005 Iranian Nuclear Crisis -- Omer Carmi and Itamar Lifshitz, National Interest
North Korea's 5 most bizarre propaganda moments -- Greg Norman, Fox News
North Korea’s Next Submarine May Make Nuclear Talks Even Harder -- Bloomberg
Ethiopia’s dramatic political and economic transformation has left it with deep uncertainty -- Mulugeta G Berhe, Quartz
When the homefront becomes the (cyber) front line -- Fifth Domain
New Hampshire, Not Iowa, Is What Counts For Democrats -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
The next US president: Wall Street's fear of the left -- Sabrina Kessler, DW
Five things to watch in Trump's third State of the Union -- Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels, The Hill
