Update: Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak - United States, February 24, 2020
We would strongly advise against any non-essential travel to Asia (particularly China, South Korea, and Japan), Italy and other areas where this disease is prevalent. It may be prudent to delay any foreign travel, but we are not making that recommendation at this time.
"Fourteen cases have been diagnosed in the United States, in addition to 39 cases among repatriated persons from high-risk settings, for a current total of 53 cases within the United States. The U.S. government and public health partners are implementing aggressive measures to slow and contain transmission of COVID-19 in the United States."
More information is available from the CDC at the link below.
Link to CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Posted by: Scott W. Yates, MD, MBA, MS, MHA