HHS Sec. Alex Azar says the U.S. is taking a “multilayered approach” to managing the coronavirus risk. “Nothing’s off the table.”
Passengers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive on a flight from Asia at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 29, 2020.10:03 am: No 'public health options off the table' to protect the American public, HHS Alex Azar says.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CNBC on Thursday that the administration will not take "any public health options off the table" to protect Americans from the coronavirus, which has so far infected five U.S. citizens. He added that the risk of infection remains low for the American public and that U.S. health officials are taking all necessary precautions.Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said Thursday that theon the U.S. economy.
near Italy after a Chinese woman came down with a fever, raising concern that she may have the virus, Italian news agency Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata reported. The cruise line said in a statement that it is holding the woman, who's 54 and from Macau, in isolation along with her travel companion. "The Health Authority has been immediately notified and is now on board to conduct all the pertinent measures," the company said.
cases in that country during the 2003 epidemic. There are at least 101 other cases across more than a dozen countries across the globe, including the U.S.for U.S. citizens will take place on Feb. 3, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday morning. Reuters reported that those on the flights would be subject to screenings and monitoring requirements.that at least one case of the coronavirus has reached the country.
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