Wuhan virus: US reports 9th confirmed case; Trump says US has 'shut down' coronavirus threat

WASHINGTON - California health officials said on Sunday they had confirmed a ninth case of the new, fast-spreading coronavirus in the United States in Santa Clara, located in the San Francisco Bay area.

The flu-like coronavirus, which is believed to have originated in a market that traded illegally in wildlife in Hubei's provincial capital, Wuhan, has so far resulted in 350 deaths in China.US health officials have said risks to the United States remain low. Concerns about the virus spurred the United States to declare a public health emergency and bar entry to foreign nationals who have recently visited China.

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