India, Jan. 24 -- Individuals with no ailments infected more, say first set of clinical findings for Chinese patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the second case of novel coronavirus (2019-CoV) infection in the United States on January 24, 2020. The patient had returned to the state of Illinois from Wuhan, the epicentre of the infection, on January 13.

A statement from the CDC read: "The patient returned to the US from Wuhan on January 13, 2020, and called a health care provider after experiencing symptoms a few days later. The patient was admitted to a hospital, where infection control measures were taken to reduce the risk of transmission to other individuals. The patient remains hospitalised in an i...