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1st Person-To-Person Spread Of Coronavirus Has Occurred In U.S., CDC Says

A woman who had recently traveled to China gave the respiratory virus to her husband when she returned to Chicago, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said.
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, speaks during a press conference Tuesday at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET

The first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus has occurred in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

The respiratory virus was spread from a woman who had recently traveled to China and gave it to her husband when

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