Hospitalized Woman in New Jersey Does Not Have Coronavirus

Sue Byamba
By Sue Byamba
January 24, 2020COVID-19
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Hospitalized Woman in New Jersey Does Not Have Coronavirus
Travelers wear face masks as they sit in a waiting room at the Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, on Jan. 21, 2020. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

The Hackensack University Medical center confirmed that the patient hospitalized in Hackensack, New Jersey does not have coronavirus.

“After an evaluation of the patient and consulting with the State Department of Health, experts have determined the patient does not have the Wuhan Coronavirus. Due to patient privacy, we are unable to provide additional information,” the hospital said in a statement.

According to NorthJersey.com, the patient is a 25-year-old woman who was brought to a hospital in Hackensack by the Edgewater Emergency Medical Services on Thursday night.

Health officials believed a Texas A&M student who traveled from Wuhan, China may have contracted the virus.

Together with the Department of Health and local health officials, the hospital worked together to gather information on the patient to evaluate for possible infection with the coronavirus.

Coronavirus originates from central China, where the outbreak has currently reached to 830 people with 25 dead, according to Fox5NY.

It can cause coughing, fever, breathing difficulty, and pneumonia and has spread to Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The transmission of the disease is still unknown.

“Person-to-person transmission is still being evaluated but appears to be occurring within case households and in the healthcare setting,” the New Jersey health department told NorthJersey.com.

On Jan. 21, the United States reported its first case of the virus in Washington state.

A man in his 30s, who had just traveled to China had tested positive for coronavirus.

Though the infection is causing worldwide concern, the World Health Organization has not declared a global emergency yet.

From The Epoch Times

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