加州官员证实，加州奥兰治县的一个人对这种新型冠状病毒检测呈阳性。
此人曾从中国武汉旅行，那里首次发现冠状病毒爆发。他们检测出病毒呈阳性，据信病毒已经死亡至少有56人分布在世界各地。
奥兰治县卫生保健机构传染病控制部门表示，他们收到了疾病控制和预防中心对最新病例的确认。
人道主义援助署表示，此人抵达美国后，一直在接受指导，以减少对公众的接触，同时等待疾控中心的实验室确认。
“这个人现在已经被转移到当地医院，并处于良好的隔离状态，”人道主义事务部补充说。
该部门表示，他们现在正在追踪所有从武汉抵达后与患者有密切接触的人。这些人有被感染的危险。
没有证据表明奥兰治县存在冠状病毒的人际传播。
在疾控中心的指导下，任何可能偶然接触到感染者的人，比如在杂货店或电影院，感染的风险都很小。官员们补充说，目前本地传播的风险仍然很低。
尚不清楚感染者何时从中国抵达奥兰治县。已经联系了人道主义事务协调厅了解更多详情。
这是美国第三例冠状病毒确诊病例，第一例涉及1月15日从武汉抵达华盛顿州的人。
1月13日从中国城市前往伊利诺伊州芝加哥的第二个人也被证实感染了呼吸道疾病。
“病人的密切接触者有限，他们目前都很好，并将接受症状监测。从中国回来后，病人在外面的活动非常有限，”疾控中心补充说。
官员们表示，目前他们仍然认为美国公众面临的直接健康风险较低。
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那些感染冠状病毒后会出现呼吸道症状包括发烧、咳嗽和气短。
目前还没有针对这种病毒的疫苗，官员们表示，防止感染的最好方法就是避免接触它。
这疾控中心的建议避免呼吸道病毒包括经常用肥皂和水洗手，避免用未洗手的手触摸眼睛、鼻子和嘴，咳嗽和打喷嚏时捂住嘴，清洁和消毒经常接触的物体和表面。
(文件照片)2020年1月26日，一名机场工作人员站在来自中国的乘客面前，站在戴高乐机场的候机楼。加州奥兰治县的一个人从武汉抵达后，检测出新的冠状病毒呈阳性。
CALIFORNIA CORONAVIRUS CASE CONFIRMED IN PATIENT WHO TRAVELED TO ORANGE COUNTY FROM WUHAN
Officials in California confirmed that a person in Orange County, California, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The individual had traveled from Wuhan in China, where the coronavirus outbreak was first detected. They tested positive for the virus, which is believed to have killed at least 56 people and spread around the world.
The Orange County Health Care Agencies (HCA) Communicable Disease Control Division said they received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the latest case.
The HCA said the person had been provided guidance since his arrival in the U.S. in order to reduce exposure to the public while awaiting laboratory confirmation from the CDC.
"The individual has now been transported to a local hospital and is in isolation in good condition," the HCA added.
The department said they are now following up with all individuals who came into close contact with the patient after they arrived from Wuhan. These people are at risk of infection.
There is no evidence that there has been person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus in Orange County.
Under CDC's guidance, anyone who may have come into casual contact with the infected person, such as at a grocery store or in a movie theater, is at minimal risk of developing an infection. Officials added that the current risk of local transmission remains low.
It is unclear when the infected person arrived in Orange County from China. The HCA has been contacted for further details.
This is the third confirmed case of the coronavirus in the U.S. The first case involved someone who arrived in Washington state from Wuhan on January 15.
A second person who had traveled from the city in China to Chicago, Illinois, on January 13 was also confirmed to have been infected with the respiratory illness.
"The patient has limited close contacts, all of whom are currently well and who will be monitored for symptoms. Since returning from China, the patient has had very limited movement outside the home," the CDC added.
Officials said they still consider the risk of an immediate health risk to the general American public to be low at this time.
Cases of the coronavirus have also been confirmed in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and France.
Those infected with coronavirus display respiratory symptoms including fever, a cough, and shortness of breath.
There is no vaccine for the virus and officials say the best way to prevent infection is simply to avoid being exposed to it.
The CDC's advice to avoid respiratory viruses includes frequently washing your hands with soap and water, avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, covering your mouth when you cough and sneeze, and cleaning and disinfecting objects and surfaces that you regularly come into contact with.
(File photo) An aiport worker stand front of passengers coming from China, at the arrival Terminal in Charles De Gaulle Airport, in Roissy on January 26, 2020. A person in Orange County, California, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving from Wuhan.
