Published 13:17 IST, January 24th 2020
US probes second suspected case of coronavirus
US has reported a second suspected case of the Chinese coronavirus, a college student who has recently returned to from the city at the heart of the outbreak.
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US has reported a second suspected case of dely Chinese coronavirus. A college student who has recently returned from city which is centre of outbreak has been tested positive, according to officials on January 24. Brazos County, situated rthwest of Houston, Texas is investigating a suspected case of 2019 vel Coronavirus, according to its health authority's statement on Facebook. patient reportedly travelled from Wuhan, city which is centre of epidemic, it ded. patient's is expected to be between 20 and 30 and y returned to US, where y are attending Texas A&M University, days before health screenings began at airports on January 15, as per reports.
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Patient showed mild upper respiratory symptoms
patient showed mild upper respiratory symptoms including cough and congestion and w appears to be improving.
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday anunced first case of a person on American soil sickened by a new mystery virus that emerged in central Chinese city of Wuhan. According to reports, while in China, man travelled to Wuhan area, where virus is believed to originate. It has since spre to cities including Beijing and Shanghai. US resident h symptoms when he arrived at Seattle-Tacoma airport last Wednesday, but he contacted doctors on Sunday when he started feeling ill, officials said.
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Fifth country to report
US is fifth country to report a case of illness. Over 500 cases have been reported in China, Thailand, Japan and South Korea. Late last week, U.S. health officials began screening passengers from central China at three U.S. airports — New York City’s Kennedy airport and Los Angeles and San Francisco airports. Officials around world have implemented similar airport screenings in hopes of containing virus during busy Lunar New Year travel season, as per reports.
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13:17 IST, January 24th 2020