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   > As the first alarms sounded in early January   
      
   Read it you illiterate liberal dweeb.  While Pelosi was trying   
   to nail Trump he was on the job.   
      
   Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and   
   Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019   
   Novel Coronavirus   
    HEALTHCARE   
      
     Issued on: January 31, 2020   
      
   The United States has confirmed cases of individuals who have a   
   severe acute respiratory illness caused by a novel (new)   
   coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) (“the virus”) first detected in Wuhan,   
   Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China (“China”).  The virus   
   was discovered in China in December 2019.  As of January 31,   
   2020, Chinese health officials have reported approximately   
   10,000 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV in China, more than the   
   number of confirmed cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome   
   (SARS) during its 2003 outbreak.  An additional 114 cases have   
   been confirmed across 22 other countries; in several of these   
   cases, the infected individuals had not visited China.  More   
   than 200 people have died from the virus, all in China.   
      
   Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.  Some cause illness   
   in people and others circulate among animals, including camels,   
   cats, and bats.  Animal coronaviruses are capable of evolving to   
   infect people and subsequently spreading through human-to-human   
   transmission.  This occurred with both Middle East Respiratory   
   Syndrome and SARS.  Many of the individuals with the earliest   
   confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV in Wuhan, China had some link to a   
   large seafood and live animal market, suggesting animal-to-human   
   transmission.  Later, a growing number of infected individuals   
   reportedly did not have exposure to animal markets, indicating   
   human-to-human transmission.  Chinese officials now report that   
   sustained human-to-human transmission of the virus is occurring   
   in China.  Manifestations of severe disease have included severe   
   pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock,   
   and multi-organ failure.   
      
   Neighboring jurisdictions have taken swift action to protect   
   their citizens by closing off travel between their territories   
   and China.  On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization   
   declared the 2019-nCoV outbreak a public health emergency of   
   international concern.   
      
   Outbreaks of novel viral infections among people are always of   
   public health concern, and older adults and people with   
   underlying health conditions may be at increased risk.  Public   
   health experts are still learning about the severity of 2019-   
   nCoV.  An understanding of the key attributes of this novel   
   virus, including its transmission dynamics, incubation period,   
   and severity, is critical to assessing the risk it poses to the   
   American public.  Nonetheless, the Centers for Disease Control   
   and Prevention (CDC) has determined that the virus presents a   
   serious public health threat.   
      
   The CDC is closely monitoring the situation in the United   
   States, is conducting enhanced entry screening at 5 United   
   States airports where the majority of travelers from Wuhan   
   arrive, and is enhancing illness response capacity at the 20   
   ports of entry where CDC medical screening stations are located.   
    The CDC is also supporting States in conducting contact   
   investigations of confirmed 2019-nCoV cases identified within   
   the United States.  The CDC has confirmed that the virus has   
   spread between two people in the United States, representing the   
   first instance of person-to-person transmission of the virus   
   within the United States.  The CDC, along with state and local   
   health departments, has limited resources and the public health   
   system could be overwhelmed if sustained human-to-human   
   transmission of the virus occurred in the United States.   
   Sustained human-to-human transmission has the potential to have   
   cascading public health, economic, national security, and   
   societal consequences.   
      
   During Fiscal Year 2019, an average of more than 14,000 people   
   traveled to the United States from China each day, via both   
   direct and indirect flights.  The United States Government is   
   unable to effectively evaluate and monitor all of the travelers   
   continuing to arrive from China.  The potential for widespread   
   transmission of the virus by infected individuals seeking to   
   enter the United States threatens the security of our   
   transportation system and infrastructure and the national   
      
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