The first U.S. case of a new coronavirus illness that originated in central China has been identified in a patient in Washington State, federal health officials have announced.
The man is being quarantined at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett,"out of an abundance of precaution and for short-term monitoring, not because there is severe illness," stressed Dr. Chris Spitters, interim health officer for the Snohomish Health District.The quarantined patient is in his 30s and resides in Snohomish County, north of Seattle, state epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist explained at the briefing.
The news comes a day after the leader of a Chinese government team of experts announced Monday that human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus had been confirmed in that country. CDC staff has screened more than 1,200 people at the airports so far, and none have been diagnosed with symptoms or taken to a hospital, Dr. Nancy Messonnier said at the news briefing. She directs the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Helping to develop a protocol for doctors on how to diagnose the new infection, and issuing guidance on home care of patients.Also,"CDC has activated its Emergency Operations Center" to help respond to the threat from the new virus. compared to the coronavirus at this time," said Dr. Robert Glatter, of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
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