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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced its first employee diagnosed with novel coronavirus, according to a statement.

The agency, which is leading the national public health response to the pandemic, said the employee who tested positive is in "good condition and is isolated to prevent spread of infection to others."

The infection was confirmed by CDC's own lab testing.

The agency specified that the employee was not involved in its response to the outbreak, nor have they been on the premises since March 6 — at which time they did not have any symptoms. Other employees in the same unit are working remotely while their office undergoes deep cleaning, the statement added.

The CDC said it is not sharing further details about this case, or other potential cases down the line, due to privacy concerns.

On March 9, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters the agency that no one of the "more than 1,500 people who have worked on this response so far" had tested positive for the virus.