UC Davis student tests negative for novel coronavirus

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A UC Davis student who had been under quarantined after showing signs of COVID-19 has tested negative for the virus, according to a statement released Saturday by the university.

Two other students, who didn't show any symptoms of novel coronavirus but were quarantined in a campus apartment, were notified of the test results and released. All three students lived together in Kearney Hall on the UC Davis campus.

The news comes after a fourth case of coronavirus emerged in Santa Clara County on Saturday, and the first death in the United States related to COVID-19, in Washington state.

Seeking to reassure the American public, President Donald Trump said that there was "no reason to panic" over the first coronavirus fatality on U.S. soil.

Trump appeared at a hastily called news conference in the White House briefing room with Vice President Mike Pence and top public health officials to announce that the United States was banning travel to Iran, and urging Americans not to travel to regions of Italy and South Korea where the virus has been prevalent.

Trump said he was considering additional restrictions, including closing the U.S. border with Mexico in response to the virus' spread, but later added: “This is not a border that seems to be much of a problem right now.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. Email: mtom@sfgate.com.

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