https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-18-20-intl-hnk/index.html16 min agoPresident Trump is getting daily briefings on coronavirus, White House says From CNN's Betsy Klein President Trump is being briefed daily on the coronavirus outbreak, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham this morning. She appeared on Fox News where she addressed a variety of topics, incluiding the outbreak. She touted the administration’s “unprecedented steps” to curb travel from China. Grisham said a task force, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, is “meeting twice every day.” “We’re keeping track of everything, the safety of Americans is the No. 1 priority for the President and the administration,” she said.
12 min ago Here's why American coronavirus patients are being sent to Nebraska From CNN's Jen Christensen After a two-week quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, some American passengers were sent back to the states. However, for the 13 of them who either tested positive or had a high likelihood of testing positive, they must make one more stop in Nebraska. They're heading to the Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine/University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). The unit is no stranger to treating patients with difficult diseases. The special 10-bed biocontainment unit is a state-of-the-art facility that has been doing this kind of complicated work for nearly 15 years. It is a secured area with its own ventilation system that is isolated from the rest of the hospital and is staffed by people with specialized training in communicable diseases. It had been commissioned by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2005. In 2014, the unit successfully treated three patients with Ebola, including Dr. Rick Sacra, an American physician from Massachusetts who got sick while working with Ebola patients in Africa.
4 min ago Singapore confirms 4 new cases of coronavirus From CNN’s Mitchell McCluskey The Singapore Ministry of Health has reported four new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the citywide total to 81 confirmed cases. Here are the four new cases: A 57 year-old woman with no recent travel to China and links to the cluster of cases with the Grace Assembly of God church A 35 year-old woman Malaysian national with no recent travel to China and is a relative to a previously diagnosed patient A 38 year-old woman with no recent travel to China (She works in an administrative role at Singapore’s National University Hospital but has not interacted with patients since onset of symptoms, the ministry said) A 50 year-old man with no recent travel to China and links to the Grace Assembly of God cluster. Five patients diagnosed with the coronavirus have also been discharged from the hospital, bringing Singapore’s total of discharged patients to 29 people. 新加坡诊断81人，出院29人
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