A fourth and a fifth person are evaluated to determine if they are sick
The possibility that the coronavirus reaches the Big Apple keeps many New Yorkers on alert.
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One day after the City Health Department (DOHMH) report that the test of the first suspected case of coronavirus was negative, this Wednesday revealed that a fourth and a fifth people are being evaluated to determine if they are sick, which increases to four potential cases in the Big Apple.
The DOHMH He indicated that the new possible cases met the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to determine that they should be subjected to tests to rule out that it was the coronavirus.
“This is exactly what we are preparing for and it is proof that the system is working as planned,” said Health Commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, adding that we are lucky “that the results of our first person undergoing tests have been negative, although we expect more people to appear in the health centers with symptoms of the new coronavirus. “
The CDC specified about the new cases, which are both people who were recently in China, and had symptoms of fever and cough or breathing difficulties without another common cause, such as influenza and other cold viruses, identified in the tests. The tests to determine if it is a confirmed case take a minimum of 36 to 48 hours, and depend on the ability to perform tests that have the CDC.
In both cases they are individuals under 40 years, and it was specified that one was hospitalized and the other had no symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization.
“The New York City is on high alert and prepared to handle any confirmed case of the new coronavirus, ”said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “My message to the New Yorkers It remains the same: if you have a travel history and have symptoms, please see your healthcare provider immediately. ”
The DOHMN He recalled that at the national level, eleven cases have been confirmed throughout the country, and more than 20,000 worldwide.
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