How the coronavirus spread in the United States

This is how the virus entered and spread in U.S.

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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN According to Bloomberg, Patient Zero arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Wuhan, China on January 15.

During his time there he took public transportation at the airport.

On January 19, he checked himself into a clinic after experiencing a fever and cough.

He was admitted, tested for the virus and sent home to self-quarantine.

Results of the test came back positive the next day and Patient Zero was then admitted into a special biocontainment ward at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington.

This unit was originally developed for the Ebola virus.

By February 21, Patient Zero had fully recovered.

However, an infected individual or individuals went undetected.

Health experts researching the spread in Seattle believe that it was in the four-day window of time from January 15 to 19 that Patient Zero may have infected more people.

Marc Lipsitch, an epidemiology professor at the Harvard T.H.

Chan School of Public Health, told Bloomberg that according to his estimates, for every dozen cases American officials caught, 20 to 25 went undetected.

The lack of efficient testing kits and testing criteria also exacerbated the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Early testing kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were working well.

However, by mid-February, testing results were coming back inconclusive due to manufacturing issues.

RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.

Patient Zero arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 2.

Patient Zero checks himself into hospital is checked and alter admitted into a special isolation ward.

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Patient zero infects others 4.

Faulty tests and criteria lead to more undetected cases.

VOICEOVER (in English): "According to Bloomberg, Patient Zero arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Wuhan, China on January 15.

During his time there he took public transportation at the airport." "On January 19, he checked himself into a clinic after experiencing a fever and cough.

He was admitted, tested for the virus and sent home to self-quarantine." "Results of the test came back positive the next day and Patient Zero was then admitted into a special biocontainment ward at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington.

This unit was originally developed for the Ebola virus.

By February 21, Patient Zero had fully recovered." "However, an infected individual or individuals went undetected.

Health experts researching the spread in Seattle believe that it was in the four-day window of time from January 15 to 19 that Patient Zero may have infected more people." "Marc Lipsitch, an epidemiology professor at the Harvard T.H.

Chan School of Public Health, told Bloomberg that according to his estimates, for every dozen cases American officials caught, 20 to 25 went undetected." "The lack of efficient testing kits and testing criteria also exacerbated the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Early testing kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were working well.

However, by mid-February, testing results were coming back inconclusive due to manufacturing issues." SOURCES: Bloomberg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Factcheck.org https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-09/how-coronavirus-spread-from-patient-zero-in-seattle https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0206-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-kits.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/t0212-cdc-telebriefing-transcript.html https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/the-facts-on-coronavirus-testing/ *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377