Prognosis
As China’s Virus Cases Reach Zero, Experts Warn of Second Wave
- China will be test case for what happens after lockdown lifts
- New virus won’t fade out like SARS as it’s harder to detect
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China has no new infections of the coronavirus domestically for the first time since the start of a crisis that has sickened over 80,000 Chinese people. But what could be a sign the country has defeated the fatal pathogen is likely to just be a temporary reprieve.