[Wuhan pneumonia] The United States raises travel alert levels and advises citizens to avoid going to Wuhan

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Written by: Li Fuyuan

2020-01-24 03:18

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised the alert level for Wuhan travel to the third level on Thursday (23), and advised citizens to avoid going to the local area if necessary.

The CDC said it would raise the travel alert level to three, expecting more new cases of Wuhan's new coronavirus in the United States, and plans to expand screening to Atlanta and Chicago airports.

The first pneumonia case of a new coronavirus infection was confirmed in the United States on Tuesday (21st). The 30-year-old male patient came from Washington State and traveled to Wuhan. He was admitted to the hospital last week for pneumonia and was diagnosed on Monday (20th) Infected with a new coronavirus; authorities did not disclose the identity of the patient, only that his condition was stable and that he was being treated in isolation, posing a low risk to the public.

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