Three People In NYC Undergoing Testing For Coronavirus
February 3, 2020 at 4:46 am
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Health officials in New York say three patients met the criteria to be tested for coronavirus. They had recently been to China and showed symptoms: a fever, cough, shortness of breath.
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Officials tried assuaging the public on Sunday, saying there is absolutely no reason to be fearful. Of the 14 suspected New York cases of coronavirus sent to the Centers for Disease Control for testing, 11 have come back negative.
The 12th, 13th and 14th are all pending. Health officials said results should be known for all three within 36-48 hours. The patient in the initial case has been reported in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital . In the second case, which was announced earlier Sunday night, officials said the patient is a 60-year-old man who is in stable condition at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.
Mayor Bill de Blasio later confirmed the third case. CBS2 has learned that patient is at New York-Presbyterian Queens.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/02/03/three-people-in-nyc-undergoing-testing-for-coronavirus/
Hong Kong
As at noon today (February 3), public hospitals had reported to the Department of Health (DH) the admission of 36 patients (19 male and 17 female, aged 5 months to 70) in the past 24 hours who met the reporting criteria of severe respiratory disease associated with a novel infectious agent. Specimens of the patients concerned have been sent for testing. There are still 76 patients under isolation.
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202002/03/P2020013100601.htm
***HK’s first recorded case was on Jan 22
That could spread fast in the squeeze that is NYC.
Subways, buses, Chinatown markets. A big, warm and wet petrie dish with 8 million relatively easy targets.