Top U.S. health officials this week provided further details on the nation's "coordinated public health response" to the China-linked coronavirus that's killed more than 100 people and sickened thousands of others worldwide. To date, there are five confirmed cases of the novel virus in the U.S.Azar said the Chinese have refused continued offers from the U.S. to send CDC officials to the country to help with the outbreak response. "This is a major public health issue, and we need the best public health people in the world right now [to respond]," he said. It's not yet clear if these experts will include CDC officials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also released its new website for novel coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV.

Source: Fox News January 28, 2020 16:32 UTC