What we know about the coronavirus cases in the US

at the administration's briefing this morning on the corner virus, we will. We're told by the experts in I h CDC that there is a very strong chance of an extremely serious outbreak of the Corona virus here in the United States. So I want to talk about the preparations of this administration what you've been doing. You've had more than a month now to prepare for this increasing likelihood. And I want to ask you, is our country ready? So our country is preparing every day and the effective aggressive containment measures that we've taken at our borders as well as working with our public health departments and bought us time to continue preparedness. One is always advancing preparedness. Every day. One advances. Those activities would help to have a few minutes. Did you stockpile any of these critical supplies that we are told? We need mask, protective suits, ventilators, anything. Is that stockpiled and ready? So we do have in the strategic National stockpile Ventilators. We have masks. We have Rupert. Well, of course not. Or we wouldn't be asking for a supplemental to seek more money to procure more of that for this. For this circumstance, this is a very This is an unprecedented potential severe health challenge globally and will require these additional measures. It seems to me is that the outset that the this requests, uh, for the money's supplemental is low balling it possibly, and you can't afford to do that. I hope. The administrative. We want to help the administration. We want to help you do your job, but if you lowball something like this, you'll pay for it later. So the steps that the president has taken to the most aggressive containment measures every history in terms of travel restrictions on our borders, funneling passengers, restricting foreigners from coming into our country if they've been in China. Travel restrictions and advisories to countries we cannot hermetically seal off the United States to alarms, and we need to be realistic about that. And so this virus, we will have the ozone in some form. It doesn't we'll have more cases in the United States and we've been very transparent about that, and we will then work to mitigate the impact of those

U.S. health officials released an elevated warning Tuesday about the spread of coronavirus.“Ultimately, we expect we will see community spread in the United States," said Nancy Messonnier, a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during briefings with lawmakers and reporters.“It’s not a question of if this will happen, but when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illnesses.”The coronavirus, which has sickened more than 80,000 and killed nearly 2,500 people worldwide, belongs to a large family of viruses that mostly sicken animals. But this coronavirus, like SARS and MERS, "jumped the species barrier" to infect people on a large scale, according to officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Officials scrambled to halt the spread of a burgeoning virus Tuesday, from northern Italy where troops were dispatched to enforce quarantines and schools were shuttered, to South Korea, where some neighborhoods in a city of 2.5 million were brought to a near standstill.New clusters of the illness popped up far from its apparent point of origin in China, fueling apprehension in world financial markets and political institutions. The spread fueled an increased sense of urgency among officials in some of the wealthiest nations in Europe and Asia, as well as in countries like Iran, with far fewer resources to stem the disease. But many remained uncertain about how best to contain it.The U.S. began putting travel restrictions in place in January, temporarily denying entry to foreign nationals who visited China in the 14 days before their arrival to the U.S., a health official said.Restrictions also apply to U.S. citizens who have been in China's Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, in the two weeks prior to their return to the United States. Upon their return, those citizens will be subject to a mandatory quarantine of up to 14 days, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday.Here's what we know about the cases in the U.S.:As of Feb. 25, coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in six states: Arizona (one case), California (eight), Illinois (two), Massachusetts (one), Washington (one), and Wisconsin (one).Twelve of these 14 cases were patients who had traveled to China, and two cases occurred through person-to-person transmission. That case involved two patients who lived in the same household. An additional 39 cases were reported among repatriated U.S. citizens, residents, and their families returning from Hubei province, China (three), and from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was docked in Yokohama, Japan (36). Thus, there have been 53 cases within the United States. No deaths have been reported in the United States, according to the CDC.Who's still at riskThe CDC is continuing monitoring potential cases in the U.S.Though health officials have confirmed one case of person-to-person contact, they maintain that the immediate risk to the public is low. What's being doneOn Jan. 30, the U.S. State Department raised its China travel advisory to "Do Not Travel" and warned that it could put travel restrictions into effect with "little to no advance notice." The CDC recommended U.S. citizens avoid nonessential travel to the country."If you are a traveler who has recently returned from the impacted area, we want you to be vigilant with the symptoms and signs of this coronavirus," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.Multiple airlines have temporarily suspended all flights to China. Local health officials are cracking down on misinformation related to the virus, including fake reports of confirmed cases and conspiracy theories about its spread. The most accurate information comes from county, state and federal health departments and is updated regularly as officials learn more.Otherwise, the CDC encourages people to follow flu season protocol: Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, avoid ill people and stay home and avoid public situations if they're ill. A potential coronavirus vaccine is currently on its way to U.S. government The CDC does not recommend Americans wear surgical masks in public. Surgical masks are effective against respiratory infections but not airborne infections.

U.S. health officials released an elevated warning Tuesday about the spread of coronavirus.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see community spread in the United States," said Nancy Messonnier, a top official at the during briefings with lawmakers and reporters.

“It’s not a question of if this will happen, but when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illnesses.”

The coronavirus, which has sickened more than 80,000 and killed nearly 2,500 people worldwide, belongs to a large family of viruses that mostly sicken animals. But this coronavirus, like SARS and MERS, "jumped the species barrier" to infect people on a large scale, according to officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Officials scrambled to halt the spread of a burgeoning virus Tuesday, from northern Italy where troops were dispatched to enforce quarantines and schools were shuttered, to South Korea, where some neighborhoods in a city of 2.5 million were brought to a near standstill.

New clusters of the illness popped up far from its apparent point of origin in China, fueling apprehension in world financial markets and political institutions. The spread fueled an increased sense of urgency among officials in some of the wealthiest nations in Europe and Asia, as well as in countries like Iran, with far fewer resources to stem the disease. But many remained uncertain about how best to contain it.

The U.S. began putting travel restrictions in place in January, temporarily denying entry to foreign nationals who visited China in the 14 days before their arrival to the U.S., a health official said.

Restrictions also apply to U.S. citizens who have been in China's Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, in the two weeks prior to their return to the United States. Upon their return, those citizens will be subject to a mandatory quarantine of up to 14 days, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday.

Here's what we know about the cases in the U.S.:

As of Feb. 25, coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in six states: Arizona (one case), California (eight), Illinois (two), Massachusetts (one), Washington (one), and Wisconsin (one).

Twelve of these 14 cases were patients who had traveled to China, and two cases occurred through person-to-person transmission. That case involved two patients who lived in the same household. An additional 39 cases were reported among repatriated U.S. citizens, residents, and their families returning from Hubei province, China (three), and from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was docked in Yokohama, Japan (36). Thus, there have been 53 cases within the United States. No deaths have been reported in the United States, according to the CDC.

Who's still at risk

The CDC is continuing monitoring potential cases in the U.S.

Though health officials have confirmed one case of person-to-person contact, they maintain that the immediate risk to the public is low.

What's being done

On Jan. 30, the U.S. State Department raised its China travel advisory to "Do Not Travel" and warned that it could put travel restrictions into effect with "little to no advance notice." The CDC recommended U.S. citizens avoid nonessential travel to the country.

"If you are a traveler who has recently returned from the impacted area, we want you to be vigilant with the symptoms and signs of this coronavirus," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

Multiple airlines have temporarily suspended all flights to China.

Local health officials are cracking down on misinformation related to the virus, including fake reports of confirmed cases and conspiracy theories about its spread. The most accurate information comes from county, state and federal health departments and is updated regularly as officials learn more.

Otherwise, the CDC encourages people to follow flu season protocol: Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, avoid ill people and stay home and avoid public situations if they're ill. A potential coronavirus vaccine is currently on its way to U.S. government

The CDC does not recommend Americans wear surgical masks in public. Surgical masks are effective against respiratory infections but not airborne infections.

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