New Yorkers tested for coronavirus after a trip to Italy
'28.02.2020'
Source: nypost.com
A resident of New York is currently undergoing testing for coronavirus. He recently returned from Italy and reported symptoms of the virus. New York Post.
The number of tests can grow
City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot said the number of coronavirus tests is likely to increase. He explained this by the fact that the federal government has expanded testing criteria in response to the rapid spread of the deadly virus outside of China - in countries such as Italy, Iran and South Korea. “Viruses don't respect boundaries, and this broader definition will help us expand the network for virus detection,” Barbot tweeted. "We expect the number of cases being investigated to continue to grow."
It is noted that to date in New York there are still no confirmed cases of the virus. Six other residents have been tested before, but their results are negative.
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Situation in the world
According to public health, worldwide confirmed more than 82 cases of coronavirus, as well as more than 500 deaths.
Italy documented 528 cases of coronavirus and 14 related deaths, with the disease spreading mainly in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto.
В South Korea registered more than 1700 cases of the disease, and in Iran - 245.
В USA 60 confirmed cases were reported, including 45 people evacuated from an infected cruise ship in Japan or from China, where the outbreak began. In particular, cases in Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin have been confirmed in America.
As ForumDaily New York wrote earlier:
- In early February, three people in New York passed the tests because of suspected coronavirus after returning from mainland China.
- January 24th in New Jersey hospitalized woman with symptoms of coronavirus.
- Late January New York started preparing for the 'inevitable' epidemic coronavirus.
- As of late January in New York 5 people were monitored.
- Whether the Chinese virus epidemic is threatening New York Read here.
