Update on the new Coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China | Press Conference

What is the latest on the new #coronavirus outbreak that was first identified in #Wuhan, #China? What is the U.S. Government, HHS, and the #CDC doing in response to protect Americans and in response to the virus in China? On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, Secretary Alex Azar hosted a press conference alongside CDC Director Robert Redfield, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease NCIRD Director Nancy Messonnier, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci to provide further details on the Department’s coordinated public health response to the 2019 novel coronavirus.

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