First case of coronavirus confirmed in Wisconsin

The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Wisconsin.

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THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASEOF CORONA VIRUS HAS BEENREPORTED IN THE STATE OFWISCONSIN.STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS MADETHE ANNOUCMENT JUST THISAFTERNOON.

OUR TONY ATKINS ISLIVE IN THE NEWSROOM -- TONY,YOU WERE ON THAT CALL WITHOFFICIALS WHEN THE NEWS BROKE.AND I LEARNED EVEN THOUGH THISCASE WAS DIAGNOSED ATU-WHEALTH IN MADISON...IT'SUNCLEAR WHERE THAT PERSONLIVES IN WISCONSIN.WE KNOW THEPATIENT IS AN ADULT BUT DON'TKNOW WHETHER THAT PERSON IS AMAN OR A WOMAN.A HEALTH DEPARTMENTSPOKESPERSON SAYS THE PATIENTWAS ULTIMATELY DISCHARGED FROMU-W HEALTH.HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THE PATIENT IS AT HOMEBEING MONITORED IN ISOLATION.THE PATIENT RECENTLY TRAVELEDTO BEIJING WHERE IT'S BELIEVEDTHEY CAME IN CONTACT WITHSOMEONE WHO HAD CORONA-VIRUS.BUT EVEN WITH THIS FIRSTCONFIRMED CASE IN WISCONSIN, D-H-S SAYS THE RISK TO THE RESTOF US IN TERMS OF CONTRACTINGTHIS VIRUS REMAINS LOW.ááListening nameáá13:29:08 -"We want to assure you thatthe risk is very low and ifthere was a reason to beconcerned, you would hear fromus."IN A BRIEFING THAT JUSTWRAPPED UP, U-W HEALTHOFFICIALS SAID THERE IS NOTIMETABLE FOR HOW LONG THEPATIENT WILL BE REQUIRED TOSELF-ISOLATE IN THEIR OWN HOME.WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN MOREABOUT THIS PATIENT AND WILLHAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOUCOMING UP AT FIVE.LIVE IN THENEWSROOMTONY ATKINS, TODAY'STMJ4.