Wuhan virus: US considering China travel curb options amid virus outbreak

NEW YORK - The United States is considering new steps to counter a coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 100 people in China and nothing is off the table in terms of possible travel restrictions for China, the US health secretary said on Tuesday .

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said during a news conference that he had offered to send a team of US infectious disease experts to China to assist with its public health efforts and that more cooperation and transparency would help make the response more effective. The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that China has agreed it can send international experts"as soon as possible." It was not clear when a WHO delegation would head to China and what countries would participate in the mission.

Despite its fast spread, Azar said risks of the disease are unclear as the United States is still learning about its severity, incubation period and whether there is a real danger of it being transmitted by people without symptoms.

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