For the U.S., it’s not if but when, the C.D.C. says.
Americans
should brace for the likelihood that the coronavirus will spread to
communities in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention warned Tuesday.
“It’s not
so much of a question of if this will happen in this country any more
but a question of when this will happen,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier,
director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory
Diseases.
She said that public health
officials have no idea whether the spread of the disease to the United
States would be mild or severe, but that Americans should be ready for a
significant disruption to their daily lives.
“We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad,” Dr. Messonnier said.
(From today's New York Tines)
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