A man in Washington State is infected with a new respiratory virus. Federal officials plan to expand screenings for the infection at major airports.
The World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on Monday as a mysterious virus spreads across China. The meeting on Wednesday will assess whether the outbreak of the new coronavirus constitutes an international health emergency and what measures should be taken, Reuters reports. The health organization said “an animal source” appeared to likely be the primary source of the outbreak, adding that some “limited human-to-human transmission” occurred between close contacts, according to Reuters.
They say it keeps mutating (Sars like)
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NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS:
He read online about the mysterious new virus that causes fever and respiratory illness, and informed his doctors about his recent trip when he sought care on Sunday, federal officials said.
He was seen at a clinic in Snohomish County and is now hospitalized at Providence Regional Medical Center-Everett. Specimens from the patient were sent to the C.D.C. in Atlanta, and officials confirmed on Monday that he was infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, also called 2019-nCoV.
Health officials declined to identify the patient, but said that he has a mild case of pneumonia, is doing well and has been very cooperative.
Health care workers are also trying to identify people who may have had contact with the infected traveler, and are notifying some of the passengers on his return flight who might have been exposed. They will monitor those fellow passengers for fever and respiratory symptoms.
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