Like the new coronavirus, influenza can spread from person to person through the air and cause a fever and cough. And on Friday, health officials ordered a two-week quarantine for 195 Americans who were flown from Wuhan, China, to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside. Nationwide, 19 million people in the United States have had the flu this season, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health officials are still learning who is most likely to die from the coronavirus. In California, 37 people under the age of 50 have died from influenza this season, according to state data.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2020 20:06 UTC