The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC) on February 26 stated that it had detected the first case of Covid-19 infection of unknown origin. According to the USCDC, the newly discovered patient had no history of travel to China and no signs of exposure or exposure to any other Covid-19 cases.
The finding makes US health officials concerned that the new strain of corona virus may be spreading in the United States amid the administration of President Donald Trump’s guarantee that the pathogen is still under control.
“At this time, we do not know the source of the patient’s virus infection. This may be the case of community infection of Covid-19 virus. If true, this will be the first time this case has occurred in the US, ”the USCDC said.
According to SCMP, community infection could greatly undermine the effectiveness of the US pathogen control measures.
The US health agency said the unidentified case was discovered by doctors in California and the patient could be infected through a Covid-19 carrier from elsewhere. USCDC does not specify information about the patient’s condition.
The California public health agency said patients with unidentified corona virus were Solano County residents, located between San Francisco and Sacramento.
The announcement of the case was broadcast just minutes after President Trump announced that the United States was still controlling Covid-19.
Mr. Trump also appointed Vice President Mike Pence to be the head of the Covid-19 pandemic response and prevention force in the United States. The White House boss insists Washington is "very ready" to respond to the epidemic.
The total number of Covid-19 infections in the United States has now increased to 60, including 42 people evacuated from Diamond Princess yacht in Japan, three evacuations from Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Although the mortality rate associated with Covid-19 is not considered to be high (about 2%), the spread of germs quickly and in large numbers leads to the risk of more severe symptoms. or killed.
