When did the coronavirus start spreading in the U.S.? Likely in January, CDC analysis suggests

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“It’s a sad fact that the United States missed the boat on getting adequate testing set up early enough to be able to stop the virus in its tracks.”

This electron microscope image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Researchers at the CDC released a new analysis Friday suggesting local transmission of the virus in the U.S. took place in January.
This electron microscope image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Researchers at the CDC released a new analysis Friday suggesting local transmission of the virus in the U.S. took place in January. –NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP
https://www.boston.com/news/coronavirus/2020/05/31/stat-covid-19-us-january
Helen Branswell, STAT
May 31, 2020 | 12:52 PM

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