NYC Clears 4 Suspected Cases: Coronavirus Updates for Feb. 8
Passengers wear protective masks aboard the World Dream cruise ship, being quarantined at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal amid concerns of coronavirus infections, in Hong Kong, China on Feb. 8, 2020 in this still image obtained from social media video. Dr. Peter Lo via Reuters
Roughly two dozen countries around the world have taken precautionary measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus as the death toll continues to rise. Accounts emerging from China suggest that many more people in the country are dying of the disease than officially reported. Scientists continue to probe the origin of the virus.
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NYC Clears 4 Suspected Cases
New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has cleared another four suspected case of coronavirus on Feb. 7, leaving only one patient who is under investigation for possible infection by the virus.
