The US' newest coronavirus patient had no known exposure to anyone sick and hadn't gone to China, which suggests containment might be impossible

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• A confirmed coronavirus patient in California had no travel history in China and no known exposure to anyone infected.
• It's the first potential case of "community spread" in the US.
• One health official said this requires a transition "from trying to contain the disease to more of a mitigation approach."
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A patient in Solano County, California, has gotten the COVID-19 coronavirus without traveling to China or having any known contact with someone sick, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday.

"This person appears to be a community-acquired case of coronavirus, which would be the first here in the United States," Bela Matyas, the Solano County health officer, said in a press conference on Thursday. He added, however, that he doesn't think this is the only such case. 

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