Overview of U.S. Domestic Response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) | NLM

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Overview of U.S. Domestic Response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

02/10/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 2/10/2020. This 17-page report discusses selected actions taken by the federal government to quell the introduction and spread of 2019-nCoV (2019 novel coronavirus) in the United States. The Health and Human Services Secretary has taken several specific actions to address the 2019-nCoV threat. While some of these actions are based in generally applicable authorities of the Secretary, other authorities may be contingent upon the Secretary or another federal official making a determination or declaration, specific to that authority, regarding the existence of a public health emergency or threat. (PDF)