First U.S. Case of Person-to-Person Spread of Coronavirus Reported
A Chicago, Illinois man has tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus after bieng infected by his wife, marking the first case of the virus spreading person-to-person in the United States.
The man’s wife was the second person in the United States to be diagnosed with the Coronavirus after returning from a trip from Wuhan, China. The couple are in isolation in a Chicago-area hospital.
The CDC and other health organizations around the world are working rapidly to contain and find a vaccine for the Coronavirus. As of Thursday afternoon, over 8,000 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus have been confirmed.
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