Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China

Jan 22, 20200

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The Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman speaks, as Gov. Jay Inslee listens, about the first reported case of the Wuhan coronavirus in the United States, at a press conference in Shoreline, Wash., Jan. 21, 2020. A man in his 30s in Washington State is infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, the first confirmed case in the United States of a mysterious respiratory infection that has killed at least six people and sickened hundreds more in Asia.

SEATTLE - The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.

The man, identified as a Snohomish County resident is in his 30s, was in good condition and wasn't considered a threat to medical staff or the public, health officials said.

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