Coronavirus: San Francisco declares state of emergency amid CDC warning
Tuesday, February 25, 2020The city of San Francisco has declared a state of emergency over the deadly coronavirus after health officials warned its spread across the United States was inevitable.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the state of emergency in a statement on Tuesday, saying “the global picture” surrounding the Wuhan coronavirus was “changing rapidly” and city officials “need to step-up preparedness.”
There have been not yet been any reported cases of coronavirus in San Francisco. But there have been over 80, 200 confirmed cases — the majority of those in China — worldwide, and more than 2,700 deaths.
Nancy Messonier, director of the CDC's National Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in a statement: "As more and more countries experience community spread, successful containment at our borders becomes harder and harder."
The official also warned that “disruption to everyday life might be severe" as the coronavirus continues to spread.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-san-francisco-state-of-emergency-us-cases-latest-a9359441.html