CDC expected to announce first US case of Wuhan coronavirus

[Donger]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/healt...-bn/index.html

(CNN)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN.

The source is involved in the matter and was made aware of a CDC media briefing scheduled for later today.

The novel virus, which was first identified last month in Wuhan, China, has so far infected more than 300 people and killed six, in an outbreak that has been reported in five countries -- now including the United States.

It is unclear if this person recently traveled to China, where and how they became infected, and if this person has transmitted the virus to anyone else in the United States.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by thecoffeeguy

canceled mine

For this reason?

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

Well, I WAS looking forward to my trip to Seattle this week.

Warpath you will be fine.
Breath in thru your nose and out of your mouth
get to airport 3 hours early and start drinking.
If you do it right they won't let you on the plane.

[notorious]

Is anyone else happy that the Superbowl is being played as far away from the west coast as possible?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Im quite sure this will be high quality and shouldn't fall down

I'd be interested to see the week-long hospital from 2003.

[Buehler445]

Looks like its being built from pre-fabricated buildings.

[Perineum Ripper]

Originally Posted by scho63

And now it's 5 ......

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by wazu

CNN says they just launched construction of a new 1,000 bed hospital in Wuhan and plan to have it ready by February 3rd. Holy shit.

My Chinese colleagues told me about this on Thursday. The reaction of the Chinese government tells me they are taking the threat very seriously.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

I hope they're disinfecting all the Chinese shit being sent to our walmarts

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

I hope they're disinfecting all the Chinese shit being sent to our walmarts

Their customers are far greater health thread.

No offense.

[Rain Man]

I hope that person in Orange County gets better before my trip there next month. I don't want to hold my breath all week.

[PunkinDrublic]

I’m on winter break in Thailand. I’m supposed to fly back to Hong Kong on the 11th. If shit gets worse I might have to cut my losses and go home.

[Rukdafaidas]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Looks like its being built from pre-fabricated buildings.

That's what they did here in Joplin after the tornado. First, they built a "tent" hospital. Then they built a hospital out of pre-fabricated buildings. That version is still in operation as a medical school. Pretty cool building.

[scho63]

If 1,000,000 Chinese die from this, they will be down to just 1,199,000,000 population.

[BigRedChief]

It's just another version of pneumonia. You start getting symptoms, go to the doctor.

The only people who will die in the USA and other western countries, are the ones who waited too late to go to the doctor. Just like every other pneumonia case since we developed antibiotics.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

It's just another version of pneumonia. You start getting symptoms, go to the doctor.

The only people who will die in the USA and other western countries, are the ones who waited too late to go to the doctor. Just like every other pneumonia case since we developed antibiotics.

It's a virus, not bacterial, but I get what you're saying. We have good healthcare.