The United States is reporting its first case of the new coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, and has killed at least six people.
Health officials in the northwest U.S. state of Washington said a man who returned to Seattle from Wuhan last week is hospitalized in good condition with pneumonia. They say he poses no threat to doctors or hospital staff members.
U.S. authorities are screening travelers from Wuhan at airports in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they are adding Atlanta and Chicago to the list of airport screenings this week.
The United States is the fifth country to report cases of the new coronavirus, joining China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
The number of confirmed cases is approaching 300, and six deaths have been reported in Wuhan. Most of the fatalities are in patients 60 years and older.
Source : VOA