THE MENACE OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CORONAVIRUS HAS LEFT PEOPLE IN CHINA TERRIFIED AS ATLEAST 25 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND OVER 800 HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY THE DEADLY VIRUS. CHINA HAS LOCKED DOWN ATLEAST 10 CITIES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. CITIES HAVE CUT DOWN ALL TRANPORT AND EVEN SHUT THEIR RIVER BRIDGES. THE VIRUS WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ON DEC. 31 AND HAS BEEN UNDER PROBE EVER SINCE. CHINESE SCIENTISTS HAVE LINKED THE DISEASE TO A FAMILY OF VIRUSES KNOWN AS CORONAVIRUSES, WHICH INCLUDE THE DEADLY SARS AND MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME.
