Coronavirus: How your hospital can help contain its spread in the U.S.

The new strain of coronavirus — known as COVID-19 or 2019-nCoV — remains a top news story.

More than 1,360 people in China have died from the respiratory illness. There are confirmed cases in 28 different countries, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency.

Closer to home at least 15, and possibly more, Americans have it.

Although the flu is a greater threat in the U.S. than coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that doctors and hospitals take a more cautious approach with patients complaining of fever, cough and flu-like symptoms.

There isn’t a standard treatment for coronavirus yet. So how would your staff handle it if someone comes to your hospital with symptoms? Here’s what other facilities are doing.