More than 200 cases of the new coronavirus, a SARS-like illness, have been reported throughout China.
San Francisco International Airport, New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport are being screened for pneumonia-like symptoms associated with the illness as concerns heighten that the virus will spread during increased travel for the Chinese New Year, which begins on Jan. 25 and ends on Feb. 8.
This photo, provided by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, , shows a new strain of the coronavirus. The KCDC said on Jan. 13, 2020, that the virus is strongly connected with severe acute respiratory syndrome . This photo, provided by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, , shows a new strain of the coronavirus. The KCDC said on Jan. 13, 2020, that the virus is strongly connected with severe acute respiratory syndrome .. The patient, a man in his 30s, had traveled to Wuhan but did not visit the large seafood market in the city, which has been linked to many of the reported cases.
The novel virus is a new strain that has not previously been identified in humans. The seafood market was shut down and disinfected on Jan. 1, but new cases suggested that the risk of transmission is not over.
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