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Media Advisory                                                                     

 

For Immediate Release

Friday, January 31, 2020                                                                                                                          

 

Contact: CDC Media Relations

(404) 639-3286

 

CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

 

What               The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus response.  

 

Who                Nancy Messonnier, M.D., Director,

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

 

When              1 p.m. ET Friday, January 31, 2020

 

Dial-In           

 

Media: 800-857-9756

International: 1-212-287-1647                  

PASSCODE: CDC Media

 

Non-Media: 888-795-0855

International: 1-630-395-0498

PASSCODE: 7745731

 

Important Instructions 
Due to anticipated high volume, please plan to dial in to the telebriefing at least 15 minutes before the start time.

 

Media:  If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

 

TRANSCRIPT
Audio and transcript will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.