California Monitoring 8,400 for Coronavirus, Newsom Says

(Bloomberg) -- California, site of the first known coronavirus infection not associated with previous outbreaks, is monitoring 8,400 people for signs of exposure after they traveled to China, Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday.

• Newsom spoke Thursday at a news conference.
• State has had 33 confirmed positive tests for the virus, with five of them among people who have moved out of the state: Newsom
• Earlier: U.S. identifies first case without outbreak ties

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