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italy coronavirus, TRUMP SAYS US WORKING CLOSELY WITH CHINA ON CORONAVIRUS Where is the virus? Roughly 99 percent of new cases have appeared in China with the vast majority of the cases in Hubei province and its provincial capital, Wuhan. The virus has been reported in at least 16 countries globally. The United States currently has six cases of the virus: two in California, one in Arizona, one in Washington and two in Illinois, health officials say. The sixth case was confirmed Thursday in a Chicago resident, who is the spouse of the first confirmed travel-related case in Illinois. The new case marks the first in the U.S. that occurred via person-to-person transmission, CDC officials said.
italy coronavirus - The United Kingdom announced on Friday it has two cases of the virus, who are reportedly members of the same family. The patients are receiving specialist NHS [National Health Service] care, and we are using tried and tested infection control procedures to prevent further spread of the virus, said Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer. France -- 6 cases Thailand -- 19 Australia -- 7 Germany -- 6 Canada -- 3 Japan -- 16 Malaysia -- 8 South Korea -- 11 Taiwan -- 9 United Arab Emirates -- 4
italy coronavirus, Vietnam -- 5 Sri Lanka -- 1 Philippines -- 1 Nepal -- 1 Malaysia -- 8 Finland --1 Cambodia -- 1 India -- 1 Singapore -- 16 Italy -- 2 What are the current travel restrictions? Officials at the CDC have advised travelers to avoid all nonessential travel to the country. The U.S. State Department raised its China travel advisory to Level 4: Do Not Travel. The U.S. expanded the screening of travelers arriving from Wuhan from five to 20 airports. Those currently in China should consider departing using commercial means. The Department of State has requested that all non-essential U.S. government personnel defer travel to China in light of the novel coronavirus, The advisory said.
italy coronavirus - HOW IS CORONAVIRUS TRANSMITTED? Pakistan says they're halting all flights to and from China until Feb. 2. Singapore said it would ban travelers from China's Hubei province. The United Kingdom and New Zealand also advised their people against nonessential travel to China. Russia has signed an order to close the border between them and China. They also blocked tour groups from China. China has cut off access to Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, trapping more than 50 million people.
italy coronavirus - Italy suspended all flights to China South Korea urged an increase in its level of caution to restraint when traveling to China. Hong Kong reduced half its flights and shut down rail service to mainland China. United Airlines, the largest U.S. airline to China suspended some flights to hub cities in China and reduced daily departures from 12 to four. United's pilots, concerned for their safety, will be able to drop trips to China without pay, a union memo said, according to Reuters.