1st Person-To-Person Spread Of Coronavirus Has Occurred In U.S., CDC Says

(By Bill Chappell for NPR)

The first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus has occurred in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

The respiratory virus was spread from a woman who had recently traveled in China to her husband when she returned to Chicago, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said at a press briefing.

It’s the sixth confirmed case of the new coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, in the U.S.  Continue reading article here…

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