A second US case of deadly coronavirus has been confirmed, this time in Illinois
The deadly coronavirus has afflicted another person in the United States, health officials confirmed Friday, bringing the total number of U.S. cases to two as Chinese health officials scramble to contain the outbreak that has killed 26 people.
The risk to the U.S. public remains low but more cases will likely be confirmed in the coming days, said Nancy Messonnier, the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Story continuesRoughly 36 million people in 13 cities in central China, including Wuhan, where the virus was first detected last month, were under lockdown as public transportation halted. Other major cities across the country canceled events tied to the Lunar New Year celebration, a busy time for travel.
While most cases have centered in China, an increasing number of cases have been confirmed in other places, including South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The State Department issued a warning Thursday not to travel to Hubei province amid the outbreak and said all non-emergency U.S. personnel and their family members were to leave the province.
What else is being done to contain the coronavirus outbreak?Some hospitals in Wuhan have faced in influx of patients, prompting calls for supplies like masks and googles. The South China Morning Post reported that military doctors and medical personnel are aiding a civilian medical staff in the intensive care unit at Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital.
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