The Georgia Department of Public Health said it has identified Georgia residents to monitor for 2019-nCoV, otherwise known as coronavirus, but experts said cause for concern of an outbreak in metro Atlanta is low.
Nancy Nydam, Director of Communications with the Georgia Department of Public Health, said the department is taking measures to prevent the spread of the disease by rapidly identifying it and isolating sick people to keep others from becoming ill.
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