I have always suspected that once the virus news broke that the discovery of now several cases in many countries in such a short time means the virus has been with us longer than we thought.
This virus is extremely close to SARS, unless you had a very specific and new test done, no one would even know the difference at the hospital.
Also we are now seeing reports of infection that have no logical tie to an outbreak anywhere to build a chain back to origin.
If grandma Perkins in Omaha is diagnosed next week and she never traveled and never had contact with anyone tied to Asia...
Its a new virus, a form of SARS mutated slightly and here we are, yes its new but Id bet with us for a long time.
A new vac. will be here within 6 weeks and by spring Corona will be back to meaning what it used to.