Coronavirus Has Reached Texas

The coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan, China in December of 2019, is suspected to have origininated from a live market in their local community.

The World Health Organization's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee has announced a PHEIC or a public health emergency of international concern external icon.

The authorities in the United States have responded by making their move to aid the healthcare of the country.

According to a source, the total cases of the coronavirus has reached over 95,488 and 53,689 have recovered.

The majority of these cases are from China.

The virus has already spread in 78 countries in the world such as Italy, South Korea, Japan, and more and has affected a lot of people. In the United States, a total of 17 confirmed cases and 11 deaths has been recorded.

The death toll outside mainland China has reached around 270 deaths from 80 countries.

A person from Texas has tested positive of coronavirus and was confined in Fort Bend County for quarantine. The patient had recently traveled from abroad.

Dr. John Hellerstedt, the commissioner for the Department of State Health Services stated that the coronavirus has significantly spread and grown since it has already reached Texas, but he also believes that there is no need for a state emergency since the risk in Texas is still low.

He advises all travelers to practice and maintain their hygiene since it is the most basic and effective method to prevent acquiring the virus and any other infections.

The patient was tested in Houston's public health lab and the results will be tested by the authorities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

KP George, the Fort Bend County Judge, announced that they are working twenty-four-seven along with all authorities from all levels in the state to aid and keep an eye on the issue. They will also be informing the whole state in case they find anything significant.

As stated by the CDC, several states in the U.S. have confirmed 80 cases of the virus. All these patients did not travel recently from abroad. 16 of these patients were infected through person-to-person contact, the 24 have connections to travel, and the rest are still being examined.

Meanwhile, explorers should never consider traveling to countries China, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and Iran since they have the highest cases of the coronavirus. They advised people returning from any of these countries to undergo a mandatory quarantine for at least 2 weeks.

As the coronavirus has slowly spread around the world, people should always make their health and hygiene their priority. One should take care of oneself when sick and should be responsible enough to see health experts when they are experiencing symptoms similar to the virus.

Humans are too focused on looking for stocks of face masks and have forgotten that the practice on basic hygiene could help them more than wearing a face mask.

Health experts advised everyone to follow proper handwashing since it is the easiest and most effective method.