11 Cases Of The Coronavirus Confirmed In The U.S.
Just last week, we reported that the deadly Coronavirus had spread person-to-person in the country for the first time, bringing the total number of people affected to six.
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However, according to the latest updates, there are now 11 confirmed cases in the U.S. The New York Post reports that three people in California, including a husband and wife, have recently tested positive for Coronavirus. It was said that the husband and wife, both 57, are from San Benito County and the unidentified man recently traveled to Wuhan, China, where the deadly virus originated, according to NBC Bay Area. The news site did note that the wife did not go to China, indicating the virus was reportedly transmitted to her by her husband.
Other confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the U.S. are in places like Illinois, Arizona and Washington state. So far, the virus has killed more than 360 people, mainly in China, and sickened over 17,000 people worldwide.
As the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and issued a level 4 travel advisory warning residents not to travel to China, a spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry accused the US government of responding inappropriately to the outbreak and feeding mass hysteria.
“Most countries appreciate and support China’s efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus, and we understand and respect them when they adopt or enhance quarantine measures at border entry. But in the meantime, some countries, the US in particular, have inappropriately overreacted, which certainly runs counter to WHO advice,” Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said earlier this Monday.
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