NEAt the terminal that serves planes certain for China, folks put on medical masks at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) out of concern over the Coronav
NEAt the terminal that serves planes certain for China, folks put on medical masks at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) out of concern over the Coronavirus on January 31, 2020 in New York Metropolis.
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Authorities mentioned on Saturday that the eighth U.S. case of the brand new coronavirus was detected in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Division of Well being mentioned in a press launch {that a} man in his 20s, who lately returned from China and lives in Boston, examined positively. The person, who was not named, had traveled to Wuhan, the town the place the virus originated.
“We’re grateful that this younger man is recovering and sought medical consideration instantly,” mentioned Massachusetts Public Well being Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel. “Massachusetts has been getting ready for a attainable case of this new coronavirus, and we had been lucky that astute clinicians took acceptable motion rapidly.”
The case was the primary reported in Massachusetts. Well being officers mentioned that the chance to these dwelling within the state remained low. The earlier U.S. instances had been reported in California, Illinois, Washington state and Arizona. The outbreak has unfold to greater than 20 international locations, however the overwhelming majority of instances have occurred in China.
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