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US health authorities reported Friday the third case of coronavirus transmitted to a person who did not travel or was in direct contact with others who are infected., realizing the expansion of the disease in the country.
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After confirmations that two women are treated for the virus in California, local authorities reported a new case of unknown origin in neighboring Oregon, also on the west coast of the country. It is believed that the patient, an adult who has been hospitalized, has had contact with people in an elementary school.
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The director of the Oregon Health Authority, Patrick Allen, however, told reporters that the case is considered “alleged,” while awaiting confirmation of the results of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tests. , agency of the Department of Health.
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“We’ve been waiting for this and we’re prepared for it,” Allen said.
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Authorities said the elementary school will close until March 4, to do a deep clean. With the latest reports, cases of the new coronavirus in the country total more than 60, including 46 people who were repatriated from abroad.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Friday that the threat of the new coronavirus, which has contaminated some 79,000 people in China and more than 4,350 in the rest of the world, has increased to “very high.”
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“We have now increased our propagation risk and impact risk assessment of COVID-19 to a very high level worldwide,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced at a press conference.
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The new coronavirus has caused 2,865 deaths worldwide, of which 2,788 correspond to mainland China, where the epidemic was declared at the end of December. In the rest of the planet, 54 countries are affected.
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