Connecticut officials and institutions are monitoring the spread of a new virus that has infected hundreds of people in China, while experts are urging awareness but quelling panic about the outbreak’s potential spread in the United States.
Forty people have died in China and more than 800 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, according to the New York Times. The epicenter of the outbreak is in Wuhan, a city of about 11 million people in central China; transportation in the city and at least a dozen others has been shut down in an effort to contain the illness.
“It’s a time for vigilance, but not panic,” said Dr. Dan Bausch, director of the United Kingdom Public Health Rapid Support Team, who spoke to students at Quinnipiac University on Friday. “We have a few cases imported into the United States now, and that’s not unusual or unexpected at this phase. It’s a very rapidly evolving situation, and we have to monitor as it goes forward.”
There have been two confirmed cases of the virus in the United States: a man in Snohomish County, Washington tested positive for the virus earlier this week, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a second case in Chicago on Friday. Both patients had recently been traveling in Wuhan.
“We are keeping a very close eye on this in Connecticut and following the CDC guidelines,” Department of Public Health spokesman Av Harris said. “We have been and remain in close contact with local health departments, health care...
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