The virus has shut down travel and restricted festivities for the Lunar New Year, China's biggest holiday.
The patient is a 60-year-old woman in Chicago, who had traveled to Wuhan in late December before flying back to the U.S. on January 13.
CDC officials said the woman has been hospitalized to prevent her from spreading the virus, but is doing well.: a Seattle-area man who also recently traveled to Wuhan. Medical authorities believe the virus originated at a livestock market in the city in central China, which is home to 11 million people. Chinese officials havein and around the city, affecting millions of people traveling to visit relatives for the Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest holiday, which began Friday evening.
Cases of coronavirus have also been reported in other Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. Across China, some Lunar New Year events have been canceled or curtailed, and businesses and tourist attractions, including sections of the Great Wall in Beijing, areIn the U.S., officials have been screening flights between Wuhan and five major cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Atlanta.
CDC officials said Friday that coronavirus appears low-risk, but they expect more cases in the U.S., because the virus has about a two-week incubation period.
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