At least 10 people are currently in hospital.
It’s a nightmare scenario for the global age: You’re on a plane and passengers around you come down with coughing and fever. This is apparently what happened on an Emirates Airline flight from Dubai to New York’s JFK Airport, which had to be quarantined upon arrival for part of Wednesday morning.
But exactly how many are sick? There are conflicting estimates floating around: Emirates has said “about 10” while the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put the number closer to 100. The press secretary for the New York City mayor, Eric Phillips, said 19 people in total are sick: 10 were sent to hospital and nine refused medical attention.
While the details are still fuzzy, here’s what we know so far:
