'We expect we will see community spread in this country,' one of the CDC's top officials said of coronavirus. 'It's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when' and how many will have severe illness.
One of the top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans on Tuesday that health experts foresee the novel coronavirus that has killed thousands spreading in the United States.
"We expect we will see community spread in this country," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases."It's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness.
Religious group at heart of surge in virus cases in South Korea 02:37The CDC is employing a twofold approach, working to contain the virus while also implementing strategies to lessen the impacts on communities, Messonnier told reporters. "We've also enacted the first quarantine of this scale in the US, and are supporting the State Department and in repatriating citizens from high-risk areas," she said.
Why Wall Street underestimated coronavirus concerns 01:50The three patients repatriated from China came from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the CDC.The two person-to-person transmissions are concerning, as is the fact the virus has caused deaths -- two of the three criteria necessary for declaring a pandemic, she said.
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