Seyfarth Synopsis: First American
case reported of deadly new Chinese coronavirus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has
indicated that it is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a new
2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (coronavirus) first identified
in Wuhan, Hubei Province China.
Reuters reports that the virus has claimed
nine lives and infected at least 470 people in China. The South China Morning Post reports that the
"National Health Commission of China confirmed 900 people are
still under medical observation." "The outbreak has been
linked to Wuhan's Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, which has
since been closed. Weeks after the market in the city in central
China became 'ground zero', the authorities said
human-to-human transmission played a role in the outbreak."
The CDC indicates that human-to-human transmissions is likely, but
the precise method and likelihood of transmission is unclear.
