HHS Secretary Alex Azar stressed that only a few cases of the Wuhan virus have been confirmed in the U.S.
Passengers wear protective masks hoping to protect against the coronavirus as they arrive at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 22, 2020.
Alex Azar, the secretary of health and human services, announced Tuesday that the U.S. government will now conduct illness screenings at 20 American airports ― up from the initial five ― in response to the rise in cases of a new coronavirus believed to have originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan. “The first five airports were the airports where most of the flights directly from Wuhan to the United States came into,” Azar said at a press conference., but said the 15 additional screening sites ― also known as “quarantine stations” ― will allow health officials to better monitor for illness among passengers traveling from China or anywhere else in the world.
“Generally, we’re always on the lookout for anyone coming into the country who’s presenting signs or symptoms of disease,” the secretary said. Throughout Tuesday’s press conference, Azar and other health officials also cautioned against overreacting to the news of the virus. While authorities in China have reported thousands of coronavirus cases and 56 deaths so far, Azar stressed that only
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