A case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Arizona, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the US to 5
The increase came as a top Chinese health official delivered some worrisome news about efforts to contain the fast-moving virus.Several people have been infected with the Wuhan coronavirus in the US -- including a man in his 30s in Washington state; a Chicago woman in her 60s; a man in his 50s in Orange County, California, a patient in Los Angeles County; and a fifth in Arizona. All had recently traveled to Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.
CNN goes to ground zero of Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in China 02:45Chinese Health Minister delivers a 'game changer'News of the latest American case comes as Chinese Health Minister Ma Xiaowei delivered the revelation that people can spread the virus before they have symptoms -- which a veteran US health adviser called a"game changer" -- but not in a good way.It calls into question current US practices to contain the virus, longtime CDC adviser Dr. William Schaffner said. .
CNN reporter scrambles to flee Wuhan before virus lockdown 03:19Amid the lockdown, countries like the US and France have been trying to evacuate their citizens from the central Chinese city. Outside of China, more than 40 confirmed cases have been identified in about a dozen countries. Coronaviruses are transmitted by animals and people, and the Wuhan strain has been linked to a market in the city that was selling seafood and live animals, including wild species.
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