Containing new coronavirus may not be feasible, experts say

The new coronavirus emerging from China has sickened more than 2,700 and killed 80, and some infectious disease experts are warning that it may no longer be possible to contain. The virus has already spread to at least 14 countries and territories outside of mainland China, which have reported nearly 60 cases in total. The U.S. reported three new cases over the weekend, bringing its total to five — two people in southern California and one in Arizona, all three of whom had recently traveled to Wuhan. If the virus' circulation can’t be stopped in China, experts say there could potentially be sustained spread around the world. “The more we learn about it, the greater the possibility is that transmission will not be able to be controlled with public health measures,” says Dr. Allison McGeer, a Toronto-based infectious disease specialist, who also cautions that the true severity of the outbreak isn’t known at this point.