Initial Public Health Response and Interim Clinical Guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak --- United States, December 31, 2019--February 4, 2020

Published on February 6, 2020

On December 31, 2019, Chinese health officials reported a cluster of cases of acute respiratory illness in persons associated with the Hunan seafood and animal market in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, in central China.

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