Recent fast-paced developments, increasing employee
apprehensions, and uncertainty regarding the Novel Coronavirus
2019-nCoV have left employers and employees with some concerns. We
recently discussed the emergence of the coronavirus, which is
believed to have originated in Wuhan, China, and the first
confirmed cases in the United States, which were deemed to be
travel related and acquired by individuals traveling from
China.
On January 30, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first person-to-person
transmission of the virus within the United States. This individual
does not have a known history of travel to China but is believed to
share a household with an individual who was confirmed to be
infected with 2019-nCoV on January 21, 2020. As of the date of
publication of this article, there are 11 confirmed cases of the virus in the United
States, with patients in Arizona, California, Illinois,
Massachusetts, and Washington.
