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Head of LA County Dept Of Health: The Latest On Coronavirus

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jan 29, 2020
HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 23: Travellers wearing face mask wait at the departure hall of West Kowloon Station on January 23, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong reported its first two cases of Wuhan coronavirus infections as the number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to seventeen on Wednesday and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States,Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
Travellers wearing face mask wait at the departure hall of West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong, China.
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Head of LA County Dept Of Health: The Latest On Coronavirus

More than 2,700 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. 

Scientists have identified the illness as a new kind of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which cause the common cold. Others have evolved into more severe illnesses, such as SARS and MERS, although so far the new virus does not appear to be as deadly or contagious.

Two cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Southern California. We check in on the latest. 

With files from the Associated Press. 

Guest: 

Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health