CDC officers affirm seventh US case of coronavirus, in California man

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CDC officers affirm seventh US case of coronavirus, in California man

A constitution flight from Wuhan, China, carrying roughly 200 U.S. residents, taxis to a cease at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. Wedne


A constitution flight from Wuhan, China, carrying roughly 200 U.S. residents, taxis to a cease at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. Wednesday morning Jan. 29, 2020.

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U.S. and California well being officers confirmed the seventh U.S. case of the coronavirus that has sickened about 10,000 folks throughout the globe and killed no less than 213.

The Santa Clara Public Well being Division mentioned Friday {that a} man who lives outdoors San Francisco examined constructive for the coronavirus. The affected person contracted the virus in Wuhan, China, and has been remoted at residence since, county officers mentioned at a press convention.

“We have been making ready for this chance for weeks,” Santa Clara County Well being Officer Dr. Sara Cody mentioned. “Though we do perceive this confirmed case could increase issues, this one case the truth is doesn’t change the danger to most people.”

The information got here the identical day U.S. well being officers quarantined 195 Americans in California who were evacuated from Wuhan earlier this week and the Trump administration declared a federal health emergency.

“We’re making ready as if this had been the following pandemic, however we’re hopeful nonetheless that this isn’t and won’t be the case,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Nationwide Heart for Immunization and Respiratory Ailments, mentioned on a Facilities for…



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