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On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. Illnesses have since been linked to a new strain of coronavirus, designated 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV.1 As of February 4, 2020, WHO reports that more than 20,000 people have been infected, and more than 420 have died. Most cases and deaths have been in ChinaCoronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. The disease has spread to severalmany other countries, including the United States. As the scope of the epidemic widened in China,The situation is rapidly changing, and both WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated on January 30, 2020, that its "assessment remains that the immediate risk to the American public is low."2 The situation is rapidly changing, however, and both WHO and CDC post frequent updates.3 For more information about the U.S. response to this new threat, see CRS Insight IN11212, Another Coronavirus Emerges: U.S. Domestic Response to 2019-nCoV, and CRS In Focus IF11421, Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Developments in China and International Responsepost frequent updates.1 CRS products on the outbreak are a.vailable on the "COVID-19" Hot Topic at https://www.crs.gov/.
The following table lists names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns involving the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)COVID-19 outbreak. Policy areas identified include
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Sarah A. Lister |
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Kavya Sekar |
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Sarah A. ListerSpecialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
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General, outbreak response |
Sara M. Tharakan |
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Tiaji Salaam-Blyther |
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Cory R. Gill |
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Andres B. SchwarzenbergAnalyst in International Trade and Finance
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Legal and illegal wildlife trade and zoonotic diseases
Pervaze A. SheikhSpecialist in Natural Resources Policy
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Sarah A. Lister |
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Kavya Sekar |
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Laurie A. HarrisAnalyst in Science and Technology Policy
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Agata Dabrowska
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Amanda K. SarataSpecialist in Health Policy
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Frank Gottron |
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Kavya Sekar |
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Health: Biodefense |
Frank Gottron |
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Health: Private health insurance, essential health benefits [phone number scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] Health: Private health insurance, surprise medical billing [phone number scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] [phone number scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] Health: Nursing home and home health agency oversight [phone number scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] |
Audrey Singer |
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