DOH - COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Website

Hotline numbers: 1-800-222-1222 or 1-800-962-1253 if using out-of-state phone line.

COVID-2019 is a respiratory infection caused by a novel (new) virus that arose from the area of Wuhan, China in December, 2019. Most of the early cases of this illness were linked to a large seafood and animal market suggesting possible animal-to-person spread of the virus. The market closed on January 2, 2020 as part of the investigation and response to this outbreak. Once a person is infected, the virus causes respiratory illness. Outbreaks of novel virus infections among people are always of public health concern. The risk from these outbreaks depends on the characteristics of the virus, including how well it spreads between people, the severity of the resulting illness, and the medical or other measures available to control the impact of the virus (for example, medications or vaccines).

紧急联络电话：1-800-222-1222 或 1-800-962-1253（若使用州外电话线路）。COVID-2019，一种由新兴（新型）病毒引起的呼吸道感染，源于2019年12月的中国武汉市。该疾病的早期病例大多与一家大型海鲜及动物市场相关联，这表明病毒可能存在从动物到人的传播途径。该市场于2020年1月2日关闭，作为对此疫情的调查和应对措施之一。感染病毒后，病毒会导致呼吸道疾病。人群中新病毒感染的爆发始终是公共卫生关注的焦点。这些爆发的风险取决于病毒的特征，包括其在人与人之间传播的能力、引发的疾病严重程度以及控制病毒影响的医疗或其他措施（例如，药物或疫苗）的有效性。