The virus is not related to any form of [[influence]], and its nickname '''WuFlu''' has been used because of its flu-like symptoms after the incubation period.
The virus is not related to any form of [[influence]], and its nickname '''WuFlu''' has been used because of its flu-like symptoms after the incubation period.
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===Economic impact in China===
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[[File:Wuhan masks.PNG|right|150px|thumb|Although masks are in short supply, a person can be arrested for not wearing a mask in public.]]
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Most all major auto producers use at least 30% of auto parts manufactured in China. With the closing of factories and lockdown of 400 million Chinese, auto supply replacement parts are likely to rise. Conversely, Chinese oil demand was down 20% two weeks after the CCP alerted the world to the outbreak. With the ban on driving and closing of public transportation, oil prices are likely to fall,
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By the third week after the CCP publicly admitted to the virus outbreak, air travel was down some 80% in China. Airport security personnel at check-in outnumbered the number of flight passengers.
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Nissan temporarily closed one of its factories in Japan after running short of Chinese components, one week after Hyundai in South Korea did the same. Fiat Chrysler may shutter one of its European plants.
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Tourism and the travel industry suffered immediate setbacks. Chinese factory manufacturing output decline 17% in January and February 2020.<ref>https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN20U05R?__twitter_impression=true</ref>