A doorman distributes hand sanitizing liquid for visitors at a luxury mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. The CDC says masks are not recommended for Americans - hand washing is much more effective.
- The novel coronavirus has killed at least 362 people and infected more than 17,400 as of Monday.
- The virus, which has spread around the globe but is concentrated in China, has incited panic globally as nations around the world work to combat the spread.
- A US official on Sunday said Americans shouldn't fear the virus and that the risk to the country was "low."
- The US Centers for Disease Control released six recommendations on coronavirus, from reminding people to wash their hands, to avoiding prejudice against people of Asian descent.
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The novel coronavirus that originated in the city of Wuhan in China's Hubei province but has spread to 24 other countries around the globe, killing 362 people in China and one person in the Philippines as of Monday.
At least 11 people have been infected with the virus in the United States, but US officials say the risk to Americans is still "low."
Here are three things the US Centers for Disease Control recommends you can do to keep from getting Wuhan coronavirus, and three things you should not do.
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