First U.S coronavirus case of unknown origin confirmed in Northern California, a sign the virus may
Source: Washington Post
First U.S coronavirus case of unknown origin confirmed in Northern California, a sign the virus may be spreading in a local area
BREAKING:?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been informed of the first case of the coronavirus in a person who did not recently return from a foreign country or have contact with a confirmed case, according to a person briefed on the case. Officials have begun tracing the contacts of the resident to find out how the person may have been infected and who else might have been exposed...
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
A new case of coronavirus was confirmed in the United States on Wednesday as several other countries also confirmed new cases and deaths, and President Trump called for a 6:30 p.m. news conference with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others to discuss the spread of the virus. He accused the media of stoking panic about financial markets.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/26/f889693a-580e-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html
This broke as the dotard was self-fellating on live TV.
hlthe2b
(102,652 posts)Screening testing is incredibly poorly available right now. That's why Schumer and others are so adamant about the lack of funding and serious administrative response to date.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)other locations as well.
LiberalArkie
(15,748 posts)won't be any more virus.. Has he said that yet?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Grokenstein
(5,731 posts)...once it gets warmer. Hey, he's a knowledgeable guy. /sarcasm
Are we sure it isn't Obama, though? Sure, he didn't succeed in spreading Ebola across America, but that doesn't mean he gave up trying!! /also sarcasm
LiberalArkie
(15,748 posts)The Arkansas flu is starting to die out right now, the peak was 2 weeks ago according to the data.
BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)running to get tested? Are they recommending that?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,144 posts)Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)On edit: I just saw that the CDC is choosing not to release the location.
Grokenstein
(5,731 posts)I think that's the new red dot on the map:
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)I saw a news story last week that said that someone in Napa County might have the virus--perhaps that has been confirmed?
Tumbulu
(6,293 posts)the people from the cruise ship. So, I bet it is some exposure that is related to that.
Just my guess. The local article reported that the hospital asked for testing bu the CDC refused to do it until something like 3 days later.
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