US: Evacuees from Wuhan show no signs of coronavirus infection, say Health officials

ne of 195 US citizens who were evacuated on a chartered flight from Wuhan to California has shown any symptoms of infection, a senior US health official said on Wednesday. dely coronavirus has reportedly killed 170 and infected over 7,700 till w.

Isolated on a voluntary basis

Nancy Messonnier from centre of Disease Control and Prevention said all evacuees have been assigned quarters a military base in California where y will remain in isolation on a voluntary basis for 72 hours. While talking to international media she said that all of m have agreed to remain on base.

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All passengers will undergo three days of testing and monitoring at California military base to ensure re are signs of illness, US officials said on Wednesday. If any passengers decide y want to leave base before full medical evaluations are completed, US officials would discuss ir request. Officials could isolate any of those evacuated on a case-by-case basis if officials determine y need to do so.

If passengers from chartered flight show signs of Coronavirus and leave base, y will continue to be monitored by public health officials at ir destinations for remainder of a period lasting 14 days. Symptoms of virus include fever, cough and in more severe cases, shortness of breath or pneumonia.

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