Groups like Save the Children are working to raise funds and send supplies to areas where coronavirus is spreading
, what people need most is information and not fear, according to international aid organizations.
This new coronavirus — a respiratory illness with pneumonia-like symptoms — has infected more than 40,000 and killed 910 in China, as of Feb. 10. Though RELATED VIDEO: Shanghai Disneyland, Parts of the Great Wall of China Shut Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
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