Per NBC news the patient is a male, is in good condition. If the patient is a foreign national, wonder who’s paying for his care. And if the CDC is doing contact tracing.
There’s an update upthread - victim is described as a Washington resident who was visiting China. No word on whether foreign national residing in the US or citizen.
Y' know, if "catching" this unfortunate guy & his illness hopefully early gives us a leg up on learning about this disease, I for one have no complaint about my tax dollars going to his care. Can't be penny wise and pound foolish with this sort of stuff...
And if the CDC is doing contact tracing.
SURELY they are. The fatality rate is not horrific, but it's more than bad enough, and this appears to be highly contagious.