Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 10, 2020

A man wearing a face mask checks his mobile phone while riding a subway in the morning after the extended Lunar New Year holiday caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing, China, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Reuters: Factbox: What we know and do not know about the new coronavirus

(Reuters) - The spread of a new coronavirus in mainland China and to more than two dozen countries and regions beyond is alarming health experts. Here is what we know - and do not know - about the virus:

HOW DANGEROUS IS THE VIRUS?

The coronavirus family of viruses includes the common cold and more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

Many of those with the new virus who have died had pre-existing medical conditions or were elderly, those with weakened immune systems.

Coronavirus infections have a wide range of symptoms, including fever, cough and breathing difficulties.

Some 15% of cases are severe and 3% critical, according to Chinese data shared with the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 10, 2020

The coronavirus has killed hundreds, but is China giving us the full picture? -- Glenn Harlan Reynolds, USA Today

Virus epidemic rocks China’s political elite -- Gordon Watts, Asia Times

The coronavirus outbreak has exposed the deep flaws of Xi’s autocracy -- Richard McGregor, The Guardian

Public Anger Over Coronavirus Is Mounting. Will It Matter? -- China File

Coronavirus super-spreaders: Why are they important? -- James Gallagher, BBC

Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond -- Reuters

Does Russia Still Need Belarus? -- Nikola Mikovic, Tsarizm

What awaits CDU and Germany after Angela Merkel? -- Christoph Strack, DW

Greece Is at the Nexus of America's Geopolitical Crossroads -- Eric Edelman and Charles Wald, National Interest

Why Spain’s farmers are up in arms -- Vidal Maté & Ignacio Zafra, El Pais

World War III’s newest potential battlefield -- Michael Klare, Asia Times

War in the Arctic? -- Michael Klare, Tom Dispatch

Parasite's historic best picture Oscar is a first for a foreign language film -- Dan Nancarrow, ABC News Online