HEALTH ALERT: Travelers from China, Japan, Iran, Italy and South Korea
There’s an outbreak of respiratory illness in China, Japan, Iran, Italy and South Korea caused by a new coronavirus.
If you’ve been in China, Japan, Iran, Italy and South Korea within the past 14 days and develop a fever or cough or have difficulty breathing, please call the Florida Department of Health — Manatee County Hotline at 941-242-6649. There has been one Manatee County resident reported case of coronavirus being treated in Sarasota County.
For more information regarding the coronavirus, please call the Florida Department of Health — Manatee County at 941-748-0747 or learn more from the CDC.