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Coronavirus tops the list in infectious disease again
Recent developments in the novel coronavirus outbreak — including research showing that human transmission of the virus began in mid-December, and a public health emergency that was declared in the United States — led the week’s top stories in infectious disease.
Read these stories and more about the ongoing outbreak, which has sickened more than 17,000 people, according to WHO.
Evidence shows human transmission of coronavirus since mid-December
Human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus has occurred since mid-December among close contacts in China, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. Read more.
US declares its own public health emergency over coronavirus
The United States has declared its own public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and will begin banning the entry of some foreign travelers from China, HHS Secretary Alex Azar II announced. Read more.
US expands response to coronavirus as case count rises in China
As the novel coronavirus at the center of the ongoing outbreak in China continues to spread, officials have decided to expand heightened health screenings among travelers from China to 20 Unites States airports. Read more.
First US coronavirus patient visited urgent care, leading to diagnosis
The first U.S. patient identified as being infected with the novel coronavirus presented at an urgent care clinic with mild symptoms that were indistinguishable clinically from common infections, especially respiratory illnesses seen during the winter, according to a case report published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Read more.
WHO: Coronavirus outbreak a global public health emergency
An emergency committee convened by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, MSc, met for the third time to review the ongoing coronavirus outbreak centered in China and declared that it meets the criteria of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Read more.