Wuhan Coronavirus News Updates -- January 31, 2020

Daily Mail: BREAKING: Seventh American with coronavirus confirmed as the White House declares the global outbreak a public health emergency in the US and closes its border to visitors from China as the illness spreads to more than 11,000 people worldwide

* A man in Santa Claram California was confirmed to have coronavirus on Friday, bringing the US total case count to seven
* US health officials on Friday declared the outbreak of coronavirus a public health emergency in the US
* Foreign nationals - except the immediate family of Americans - will be blocked from entering the US if they've visited China in the last two weeks beginning 5pm ET on Sunday
* All flights from China will be funneled through seven airports: JFK, Chicago O'Hare, Seattle, San Francisco, Atlanta, Honolulu and LAX
* People who have been in Hubei province - where Wuhan is located - within two weeks of returning to the US will be under mandatory quarantine for up to 14 days
* People coming back from any part of China will be asked to self-quarantine at home for up to 14 days
* CDC officials have issued a 14-day federal quarantine for all 195 passengers who were evacuated from Wuhan
* It's the first time in 50 years that the agency has had to issue a federal quarantine
* Since Thursday, cases of the new coronavirus have increased by 26%, sickening nearly 10,000 people worldwide
* The CDC said it is possible that someone could test negative for the coronavirus before developing symptoms, but become ill later
* The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a global health emergency on Thursday
* The 'public health emergency of international concern' is the highest warning the UN health agency can give
* Just one week ago, WHO officials said it was too early to declare the outbreak an emergency
* It comes the same week that the sixth US case of coronavirus was confirmed in a Chicago man in his 60s
* This marks the first case of human-to-human transmission of the virus in America, and it's now suspected that people can infect others even if they don't have symptoms
* Currently, there are 168 possible cases are under investigation in the US, 21 of which are in Illinois
* Worldwide, well over 11,000 people have been infected and 258 people - all in China - have died

A man in Santa Clara, California, has become the seventh American diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe, local authorities announced Friday, nearly simultaneous with the White House's declaration that the outbreak that's sickened more than 11,000 and killed 258 people worldwide is a public health emergency in the US.

While the outbreak is ongoing, President Trump has issued an order that will block all foreign nationals who have visited China in the prior two weeks - except for the immediate family citizens or permanent residents - from entering the US, beginning at 5pm ET on Sunday.

At seven, the American case count remains low, but the virus has quickly spread in China and around the globe the Department of Health and Human Services and President Donald Trump are stepping up measures to contain the deadly new disease.

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Wuhan Coronavirus News Updates -- January 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Germany announces sixth infection — live updates -- DW
Coronavirus: Worldwide cases overtake 2003 Sars outbreak -- BBC
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed new cases? -- Al Jazeera
Sweden becomes latest country to be struck down by the killer coronavirus as Russia announces two cases with almost 10,000 now infected across the world -- Daily Mail
Coronavirus: Two cases confirmed in UK. -- BBC
French citizens evacuated from virus-hit Wuhan arrive in France -- France 24
Myanmar sends back China plane after coronavirus scare -- AFP
Canada gets China nod to bring home citizens amid epidemic -- France 24
Coronavirus: Pakistan will not evacuate citizens from Wuhan -- Al Jazeera
US announces 14-day quarantine on 195 virus evacuees -- AFP
Nearly 200 Americans repatriated from China placed under quarantine -- Reuters
More curbs on travel to China as coronavirus fatalities continue to rise -- France 24
US DENIES entry to any foreign national who has visited China over the past two weeks, while United joins Delta and American Airlines in suspending ALL flights to China due to coronavirus -- Daily Mail
China raps 'mean' U.S. for travel warning as virus toll reaches 213 -- Reuters
China shows footage of 20 happy coronavirus patients celebrating after recovering in epicentre Wuhan - amid claims that Beijing could be covering up the real death toll -- Daily Mail
Chinese residents in quarantine call for government action -- Al Jazeera
Diary of a Wuhan native: A week under coronavirus quarantine -- Al Jazeera
How does coronavirus spread and how can you protect yourself? -- Al Jazeera
Q&A: Evacuations from China's virus-hit Wuhan -- AFP
Timeline: How China's new coronavirus spread -- Al Jazeera