Bloomberg Law
Feb. 27, 2020, 7:03 PM

California Monitoring 8,400 for Coronavirus, Newsom Says (1)

Michelle Fay Cortez
Michelle Fay Cortez
Bloomberg News
David R. Baker
David R. Baker
Bloomberg News

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

(Updates first paragraph with China flight connections)

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David R. Baker in San Francisco at dbaker116@bloomberg.net ...