During January 29th the World Health Organization called the outbreak of coronavirus in China a world health emergency. And worried that that the virus could spread into other countries. The conclusion came from the CDC reported the first case of human to human transmission of the virus in the US. A woman who traveled to China infected her husband. Confirmed cases in China have topped 8,000.
Cruise ship passengers were allowed to leave after testing negative for the virus and testing positive for the flu. The carnival operator said that that the Italian health authorities had diagnosed her with the flu. China had built new hospitals in ten days to combat the disease. China’s attempt to contain the disease was an aggressive tactic. The CDC is still trying to figure out how the disease is transferred.
Many countries have taken immediate effect on the incident and had already started to make accommodations to combat the disease. The US and British airways have cancelled flights to the country. Hong Kong has alerted the world of shortages on surgical masks and are struggling to supply masks to the people. Many countries including the US had taken precautionary measures to stop the spread of the virus.
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