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epa08261811 An undated handout picture made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a transmission electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first US case of Covid-19, formerly known as 2019-nCo (issued 01 March 2020). In picture, the spherical viral particles, colorized in blue, contain cross-sections through the viral genome, seen as black dots. US health officials announced on 29 February 2020 the first confirmed death from the new coronavirus in the country in Washington State. The novel coronavirus is on the verge of spreading across the world as more Covid-19 cases are emerging outside China with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy and Iran. EPA/CDC/HANNAH A BULLOCK AZAIBI TAMIN HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES