Apple is joining a growing list of major American companies — including Starbucks, McDonald's and KFC — that are temporarily suspending business in China amid the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak.
on Friday. Despite the declaration, U.S. health officials have emphasized that at this time, the overall risk to Americans is low, and thatStill, the U.S. is working to ensure the coronavirus does not gain a foothold in the country. The State Department is warning AmericansMore than a dozen airlines are suspending flights to and from China's mainland, including major U.S. carriers such as American Airlines, Delta and United.
Passengers on incoming flights from China will be directed to one of seven airports for health screenings. Citizens returning from Hubei Province will be subjected to up to two weeks of mandatory quarantine.on nearly 200 Americans evacuated from Wuhan. The evacuees are being housed at the March Air Reserve Base in California.
"While we recognize this is an unprecedented action, we are facing an unprecedented public health threat," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC."And this is one of the tools in our toolbox to mitigate the potential impact of this novel virus on the United States."
Because the strain of the disease is new, much remains unknown. So far, experts say, it seems less deadly than
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