The tests will only be given to patients who test negative for the flu.
So far, there is no indication that the coronavirus is spreading in this country or other countries outside of China.
As of Friday, just 15 patients had been diagnosed in the U.S., a small fraction of the nearly 64,000 cases reported in China, the majority of which were in the outbreak's epicenter, the city of Wuhan. All cases in the U.S. can be traced to travel from Wuhan. Current restrictions on travel to and from China are meant to reduce the risk that the respiratory virus will gain a foothold in the U.S., but global travel constraints are unsustainable in the long term. And infectious disease experts know viruses historically do not respond to"no trespassing" signs.Flu? Or coronavirus?
Symptoms of the coronavirus can mirror those usually associated with flu: fever, cough, body aches and extreme fatigue. But at this point, unless a person has a direct link to Wuhan or a patient with the infection, experts say such symptoms are likely the result of the flu, rather than the coronavirus.in the U.S. this season. Roughly 14,000 people have died, including 92 children.
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