In a news conference on Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control warned the public that the coronavirus outbreak on American soil is inevitable.
“We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad,” said CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Director Dr. Nancy Messonnier, as reported by the New York Times.
“It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country anymore but a question of when this will happen,” Messonnier added. “Ultimately, we expect we will see community spread in this country.”