US cities to start testing people with flu-like symptoms amid Coronavirus outbreak

In order to take preventive measures, a senior official on February 14 said that US will begin testing people identified by local health authorities having flu-like symptoms for dely Coronavirus. It is a major step taken by government in response to contain dely pandemic.

A senior official of CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Nancy Messonnier, said that body has started working with five public health labs across country to put efforts to conduct community-based influenza surveillance so that y can test people with flu-like symptoms. 

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US to carry tests

Initially, testing will be carried out by labs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and New York and more sites are planned, as per reports. This anuncement came as number of cases in US soars to 15 and about 600 people are quarantined.

US has incorporated a temporary travel ban on foreign nationals who have visited China. China has confirmed more than 5000 new cases of dely coronavirus outbreak on February 14, according to reports. passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to virus fears finally disembarked in Cambodia.

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CNHC records new deaths

China’s National Health Commission said it h recorded 121 new deaths and 5,090 new coronavirus cases on mainland on February 13, taking total infected tally to 66, 864 people. Nearly 55,748 people are presently undergoing treatment at various hospitals across country and 1522 people have died from vel coronavirus outbreak that has emerged in Hubei province’s capital, Wuhan, in December.

hard-hit Hubei province, epicenter of outbreak, has reported 116 new fatalities and reported 4,823 new confirmed cases on Thursday, provincial health commission said. latest report brought total confirmed cases in Hubei province to 51,986, state-run Xinhua news ncy reported.

World Health Organisation on Thursday said a sharp rise of 254 cases of COVID-19 (official name for coronavirus) cases in China, due to a change in counting methods, did t represent a big shift in epidemic.

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