Coronavirus: US announces 5 new confirmed cases, second case of person-to-person transmission

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CHICAGO (REUTERS) - The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Monday (Feb 3) announced another five confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus from China, including a second case of transmission within the United States, as the country works to try to limit the outbreak.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CHICAGO - The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced another five confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus from China, including a second case of transmission within the United States, as the country works to try to limit the outbreak.

The new cases include one in Massachusetts and four more in California. Four of the five patients had recently travelled to Wuhan in central China, where the outbreak originated.

 

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