Authorities on Friday were dealing with a new coronavirus case in Santa Clara County, heightening concerns that the disease is spreading in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised communities to take precautions in the event that the coronavirus spreads.Investigators are now working to identify and locate anyone who may have come in contact with the woman. The CDC has sent 10 staffers to help trace her contacts, officials said.“Contact tracing is super important because it can help reduce transmission,” said Dr.
In order to identify individuals who came into contact with the woman at the hospital, Northbay officials sifted through medical records to see which clinicians entered her room. Additionally, three days worth of security footage from 8 p.m. Feb. 15 to mid-morning Feb. 19 were scoured to ensure that all visitors and non-clinicians – like workers who brought in food trays or refilled bathroom supplies – were tallied.
From the hospital, it’s easy to spot planes landing to the south at Travis Air Force Base, the federal facility that accepted some of the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China – the epicenter of the outbreak. Beilson said most people that contract the virus – more than 80% – will have mild or no symptoms, but still be able to pass COVID-19 to others.
Beilson said new community cases were more likely in Solano than Sacramento, “predominately because the UC Davis case came ensconced . If it would happen anywhere it would happen in Solano County,” he said. When the university first learned about the exposure, officials alerted all students, faculty and staff. Housing and dining services personnel also have increased cleaning rounds at those campus facilities, disinfecting doorknobs, tables and other areas with lots of student contact.
“Me and friends, we’re not gullible,” said Alvarez, a mechanical engineering student from Los Angeles. “We’re keeping up with the medical news. For young healthy adults with healthy immune systems, it’s just like the flu. Older people have to worry, and younger kids, though.”
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