With flights to and from China halted and the handful of domestic cases isolated, the risk of a coronavirus epidemic developing in the US – and the potentially devastating economic disruption that would entail – is seemingly low. However, reduced tourism, the disruption to supply chains and lower crude oil prices may take a modest toll on the economy in the coming months.
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