One key indicator will tell us when the coronavirus outbreak is winding down but we're not seeing it yet

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A recent study of coronavirus patients in China suggested the outbreak may be tapering off.

For the outbreak to burn out, the average patient needs to infect less than one other person. That's not happening yet.

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It has been more than seven weeks since the coronavirus outbreak started in Wuhan, China. Since then, at least 2,250 people have died and more than 76,000 have gotten sick.

The virus' continued spread prompts an obvious question: When will this end?See the rest of the story at Business InsiderSee Also:A day-by-day breakdown of coronavirus symptoms shows how the disease, COVID-19, goes from bad to worseChinese researchers just confirmed that patients can transmit the coronavirus without showing symptoms. A woman passed it to 5 relatives.The new coronavirus has killed nearly 3 times as many people in 8 weeks as SARS did in 8 months. Here's how the 2 outbreaks compare.

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