in modern intensive care units. but videos like this one loaded to the internet claim to show a different picture — of hospitals overwhelmed and staff unable to cope. in beijing, reporters mobbed the head of china's cdc as he tried to calm the growing sense of panic. "this virus is not as strong oi’ as dangerous as the sars virus was," he says. "but it's a new virus, so we need time to develop treatment." while the chinese government is now taking decisive measures to try and contain the spread of this virus, many experts think it is already too late. one study suggests that in wuhan city alone, by the end of next week, there will be nearly 200,000 infections. and that's why senior doctors here in hong kong are calling on the government to close the border with mainland china. the british government, meanwhile, is under pressure to evacuate