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January 22, 2020

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

  • Health officials stressed that they believe the virus' overall risk to the American public remained low.
    • By CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE
    Associated Press

    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 only 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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