This new case occurred in the husband of a woman who was previously confirmed to have the novel coronavirus
“Despite the fact that we are reporting the first instance of person to person spread of this virus in the United States, it’s important to note that this spread is among people who were in close contact for an extended period of time. We’ve seen this in other countries with this new coronavirus,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control.
“Limited person to person spread of this new virus, outside of China, has already been seen in 9 close contacts, where travelers were infected and then transmitted the virus in a country where these individuals had not traveled to China,” he said. “We understand that this may be concerning, but based on what we know now our assessment remains that the immediate risk to the American public is low.
Messionnier said that they expect to see more cases, even as flights to and from China are being canceled, from person to person transmission.
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