After the infection was confirmed, doctors at the Wuhan Children Hospital warned that pregnant woman infected with the coronavirus might be able to pass it to their unborn children, Reuters reported, citing state broadcaster CCTV.
The coronavirus has claimed hundreds of lives since officials first identified it in December 2019. More than 490 people have since died of the infection in China, according to the World Health Organization. Over the weekend, officials confirmed the first coronavirus death outside of China in the Philippines.
"Outside #China there are 191 #2019nCoV cases in 24 countries & one death, in the #Philippines.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 5, 2020
Of those, 31 cases are in people with no travel history to 🇨🇳, but all are close contacts of a confirmed case or of someone from Wuhan"-@DrTedros
The 2019 novel coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China, a city with a population topping 11 million. It's since spread to two dozen other countries, including the United States and Canada.
In the U.S., 12 people have been confirmed as having been infected with the coronavirus: six in California, two in Illinois, one in Massachusetts, one in Arizona, one in Washington and one in Wisconsin.
The World Health Organization has declared coronavirus a global health emergency. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended travelers “avoid all nonessential travel to China” as the virus continues to spread.
Health officials recommend that any people who have recently traveled to Wuhan and subsequently experienced flu-like symptoms -- including fever, coughing, shortness of breath or a sore throat -- contact their health care providers.
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