Key Points CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Hubei Province, China, including Wuhan.There is an ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that can be spread from person to person.Chinese officials have closed transport within and out of Wuhan and other areas in Hubei Province, including buses, subways, trains, and the international airport.Preliminary information suggests that older adults and people with underlying health conditions may be at increased risk for severe disease from this virus.The situation is evolving. This notice will be updated as more information becomes available. Five cases of the illness have been confirmed in the United States — all in people who had recently traveled from Wuhan, China. U.S. health officials confirmed the first case on Tuesday, involving a man in his 30s in Seattle. The second case was confirmed Friday in a woman in her 60s in Chicago. Health officials said she was "doing well." Over the...
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