The dangerous Chinese coronavirus has arrived in the United States. The main health authority in the country - the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - confirmed on Tuesday at a press conference that the first person diagnosed with the mysterious outbreak generated in the Wuhan region of China receives medical treatment and is "in stable condition ".
It is about a man in his 30s residing in the state of Washington, and who is under "close monitoring."
Nancy Messonnier, director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, called the news "worrying."
"We are still in the early days of this investigation," said Messonnier.
"We are monitoring it closely"
The man entered the United States from China on January 15. Four days later he sought medical help, and was hospitalized with pneumonia.
The outbreak of the coronavirus in China has alerted the global health authorities, as it is known that the virus can be transmitted from person to person, and the large flow of tourists for the Chinese New Year causes alarming concern, as they have already been detected patients in Thailand, South Korea and Japan.
S urged last month in Wuhan, the largest city in China. Therefore, the authorities linked viral infections with a seafood and wildlife market in Wuhan, which has been closed since January 1 to prevent further spread of the disease.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), coronaviruses are common throughout the world and are a large family of viruses, causing various diseases ranging from the common cold to an acute respiratory syndrome. Severe (SARS).
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