Michigan Dept. of Health Issues Update On Coronavirus

Dave BensonPublished: February 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a press conference on recent developments with the coronavirus with other members of President Trump's Coronavirus Task Force at the Health and Human Services headquarters on February 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. Li Wenliang, the 33-year-old ophthalmologist based in Wuhan who was detained by the Chinese Government after raising early warnings about the virus, died on Friday from the virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield (L) and State Department Deputy Secretary Stephen Biegun (R) flank Secretary Azar. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

While the Coronavirus has virtually brought most of China to a standstill, and its death toll is still climbing, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued an update regarding a person who landed in Detroit and was immediately taken to a hospital with flu-like symptoms.

The individual transported from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport to a local hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 4 did not meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for 2019 Novel Coronavirus testing and is not a person under investigation.
CDC criteria for testing includes the following:
Fever or lower respiratory illness (coughing, shortness of breath) AND travel history to Hubei Province within 14 days of symptom onset.
Fever or lower respiratory illness (coughing, shortness of breath) AND travel history to mainland China within 14 days of symptom onset.
Fever or lower respiratory illness (coughing, shortness of breath) AND exposure to a laboratory-confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus case.
No additional information will be released about this individual.

MDHHS has a website with further information about the Coronavirus.

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