First case of person-to-person transmission of Wuhan virus in the US confirmed

First case of person-to-person transmission of Wuhan virus in the US confirmed (cnn.com)

First case of person-to-person transmission of Wuhan virus in the US confirmed

The husband of an Illinois woman with Wuhan coronavirus is now infected with the illness, and is the first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the virus in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday.

"I want to emphasize that the risk of this novel coronavirus to the general public in Illinois remains low," Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in a written statement on Thursday.

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Submitted by mo2 on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 19:32