The first non-travel related death from coronavirus is announced in Seattle.
The second case is a teenagervia travel or known exposure. “It’s concerning that this individual did not travel, since this individual acquired it in the community,” said Dr. Kathy Lofy, a Washington state health officer, during a news conference at the Department of Health Shoreline on Friday. “We really believe now that the risk is increasing.”, reports NBC.
In a press conference from the White House, Trump said, “Additional cases in the US are likely, but healthy individuals should be able to fully recover.” Vice president Mike Pence added that the U.S. would be expanding restrictions on travel from Iran, where there has been an increase in reported cases. Additionally, Pence said that the
of Italy and South Korea. “We are urging Americans to not travel to the areas in Italy and South Korea that are most affected by the coronavirus,” he said at the same press conference.The CDC announced that it is hoping to have every state and local health department testing for the virus by the end of the week.
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