Second Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States #CDC #Coronavirus #IL

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed the second infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States has been detected in Illinois. The patient recently returned from Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by this novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019.

The patient returned to the U.S. from Wuhan on January 13, 2020, and called a health care provider after experiencing symptoms a few days later. The patient was admitted to a hospital, where infection control measures were taken to reduce the risk of transmission to other individuals. The patient remains hospitalized in an isolation room in stable condition and is doing well.

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China reports 571 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia

January 23, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Overseas, the regions of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, as well as in the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea have confirmed one case each, with Thailand confirming three.

— Read on www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/23/c_138728969.htm

17 deaths, 444 cases of new viral pneumonia reported in Hubei

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A total of 444 cases of new coronavirus-related pneumonia and 17 deaths had been reported in central China’s Hubei Province as of 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to local authorities.
Among the confirmed cases, 399 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, with 71 in severe condition and 24 in critical condition, said Yang Yunyan, deputy governor of the province, at a press conference.
— Read on en.people.cn/n3/2020/0123/c90000-9651273.html