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Dr. W. Ian Lipkin " master virus hunter" who helped fight the SARS outbreak, was invited by the Chinese government to study the coronavirus and to help them tackle the outbreak. Who is Dr. W. Ian Lipkin ? W. Ian Lipkin (born 1952) is the  John Snow  Professor of  Epidemiology  at the  Mailman School of Public Health  at  Columbia University  and Professor of  Neurology  and  Pathology  at the  College of Physicians and Surgeons  at Columbia University. Lipkin is also Director of the Center for Infection and Immunity, an academic laboratory for microbe hunting in acute and chronic diseases. He was asked " What do you tell people who are freaked out about coronavirus? " He said, " Fortunately, we have been spared just like we were spared with SARS. We have a few cases here, but it isn't like what we have seen in China. What we haven't seen yet are these sort of new epicenters like occurred with SARS. For example, Toronto was h

I know you are worried as It's something that hasn't been seen before ,and  infectious diseases typically look more severe when they’re first discovered. But If you think you've heard about this virus before, chances are you have. You just have to go back 17 years when there was a SARS outbreak in China. Read also :  Don't worry about second wave of coronavirus. -The term ‘corona’ simply means crown. When you look at the virus through an electron microscope, it has these projections called S-spikes that look kind of crown-like. - Coronaviruses are winter viruses, “When the weather is warm and moist, these viruses don’t spread as well as when the weather is cold and dry.” - The virus thrives at 6 degrees centigrade outside a host but will not survive longer than 5 minutes in temperatures above 20 degrees centigrade. - The virus has greater survival outside a host at relative humidity lower than 30% (too dry) or higher than 80% (too humi

Three mysteries of money have baffled people from time immemorial: 1-Why do a few people have most money and most people have very little? 2-Is there a reliable way to make all the money you need? 3-Can money buy happiness? If not, what’s the point of it? The wealthiest 20 percent of Americans own 84 percent of money.The planet’s top 20 percent corner 85 percent of money. These numbers are shocking.  Money is more powerful than governments.  Money is a means, not an end. Money is for freedom, not slavery; for security, not worry. Unless money is used to give you greater freedom and happiness, accumulating money is a burden. Be specific. You want to be free of money worries? Fine, but what does this mean? Enough to live with no income for six months? Two years? Having a particular sum of money in the bank?   How can we attract money? If we never save money, we will always be poor, no matter how much money we earn .  Most people have very little mone