More cases of Coronavirus in the U.S. are expected

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The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention described the Coronavirus as explosive and unprecedented Monday and warned there are likely going to be more cases pop up in the U.S. soon.

"We expect to find additional cases of the Novel Coronavirus in the United States,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “We expect to see more cases of person to person spread among close contacts."

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