First Case of Coronavirus Lands in U.S.


Novel virus detected in man from Washington state. The man tested positive for the novel coronavirus via laboratory testing, CDC officials said. According to Washington health officials, he arrived without symptoms on an “indirect” flight into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 15, prior to implementation of the new screening procedures at other U.S. airports.

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Vírus se dissemina por mais cidades chinesas e OMS marca reunião de emergência


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Segundo a agência estatal de notícias Xinhua, o órgão de saúde chinês confirmou nesta segunda-feira que o vírus, que causa um tipo de pneumonia, pode ser passado de pessoa para pessoa.

A new virus related to SARS is the culprit in China’s mysterious pneumonia outbreak, scientists say

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/health/china-wuhan-pneumonia-virus-intl-hnk/index.html

(CNN)A mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck dozens of people and put China on edge is from the same family of viruses as the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to Chinese scientists.