The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said one of its employees was infected with the coronary
virus after being suspected of having positive outcomes
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In a statement, the centers explained that this is the first factor infected with the coronavirus, stressing that the worker did not participate in any tests on THE COVID-19 virus and has not been in the workplace since March 6th.
The CDC added that the employee did not show symptoms at the time, but after the symptoms appeared the worker took appropriate action from isolation procedures at home, and explained that the CDC would deal with each case with the utmost respect for privacy, informing affected potential employees and taking swift action to reduce the spread of the virus.
The agency said it has taken all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the virus in the workplace.
"The steps included encouraging sick employees to stay at home, increasing the frequency of cleaning of CDC facilities, canceling large meetings and employee travel, increasing the use of remote work among employees, and encouraging social alienation and other preventive measures," the centers said
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Following the outbreak and spread of MERS-CoV in a number of countries around the world, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued "Travel Health Notices" on disease outbreaks and other health issues in international destinations, and the Centers for Disease Prevention has warned against traveling to certain countries where there is a risk of DEVELOPING MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, where travel or precautions can be avoided
The CDC has established three levels of notificationbased on the risk posed by THE CORONA virus and what precautions are needed to prevent infection and these levels of risk are:
Warning level 3
These are the countries for which non-essential travel should be avoided: China, South Korea, Iran and Italy.
CDC advises travelers to avoid unnecessary travel to these countries. As part of the warnings issued in late February, the CDC also noted limited access to adequate medical care for visitors.
The only other country that has a 3-level warning notice is Venezuela;
During the Ebola outbreak in 2014, this level of warning was issued to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Warning Level 2
This level indicates that potential travelers should "exercise improved precautions", and from countries at this level, Japan, which is experiencing a prevalence of corona-infected cases.
According to the CDC, this notice is directed to the elderly and those with "chronic medical conditions", who are at higher risk of contracting MERS if infected, and the CDC advises them to postpone unnecessary travel to any country with this level of alert.
- Warning level 1
At this level, the CDC does not recommend cancelling or postponing travel but advises potential travelers to exercise general precautions such as avoiding contact with patients and washing hands for 20 seconds with soap, water or alcohol-dependent sanitizer suppter by 60% to 95% alcohol, in this Hong Kong notice.
The map drawn up by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains countries with warning level 3 in red, warning level 2 in bold orange, warning level 1 in light orange, and countries with yellow corona cases, as pictured
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