Huffington Post
The death toll rose to 170 in China on Thursday as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region begin returning home.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar stressed that only a few cases of the Wuhan virus have been confirmed in the U.S.
Experts explain if medical face masks work against illnesses like the coronavirus.
The federal disease control agency said it was evaluating 110 people for the new coronavirus in the U.S.
Hoaxes about the new coronavirus strain are popping up, complicating health officials' efforts to get the truth out about the still-mysterious illness.
The latest cases were confirmed in California and Arizona. Both individuals recently traveled to Wuhan, China.
The virus has shut down travel and restricted festivities for the Lunar New Year, China's biggest holiday.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, transportation was shut down in at least 10 cities with a total of about 33 million people as China fights the coronavirus.
The decision follows three Chinese cities being placed on lockdown in order to prevent the virus from spreading.
Cases of the infectious respiratory disease have been reported in China, the U.S., Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.