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==<span id="Education" class="mw-headline">Coronavirus updates in New York City</span>==
On February 26, 2020, COVID-19 cases had been identified in about 36 countries and territories, including the United States. Person-to-person transmission has been widely documented. On January 20, state and local health departments in the United States, in collaboration with teams deployed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), began identifying and monitoring all persons having close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients. The aims of these efforts were to ensure rapid evaluation and care of patients, limit further transmission, and understand the risk factors for transmission.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, an American politician announced Thursday night (Mar-19), there are now 3954 confirmed cases of corona virus and 26 deaths in New York City with some fluctuation in the numbers:
==<span id="Personal_statement" class="mw-headline">Strategic objectives of WHO for this response</span>==
This can be achieved through a combination of public health measures, such as rapid identification, diagnosis and management of the cases, identification and follow up of the contacts, infection prevention and control in health care settings, implementation of health measures for travelers, awareness-raising in the population and risk communication.