On Wednesday, health officials in Vacaville in California’s Solano County reported the US’ first known coronavirus case that had no obvious source of infection. The two counties lie 145km apart and officials on Friday said that the latest patient had not recently traveled between them. The earlier patient from Vacaville has extended family and interactions with people in Santa Clara County, said Bela Matyas, a Solano health officer. Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on masks, despite evidence that most people who are not sick do not need to wear them. Medicom Group, a Montreal medical supply company, usually makes 150 million masks per year at its factory near Angers, France.

Source: Taipei Times February 29, 2020 15:56 UTC