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Wisconsin man says family is stuck in Wuhan amid coronavirus outbreak: CBS

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A Wisconsin man is working to get his family out of Wuhan, amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak, according to a CBS News report.

Sam Roth, from Neenah, told CBS that his wife, Daisy and their two children flew to China last week to visit family for the Lunar New Year holiday.

At least 106 people in China have died from the virus.

The United States is expected to evacuate some Americans on a flight out of the quarantined city Wednesday. CBS reports that there are 1,000 Americans in the city, but space is limited on the flight.

Priority for the flight out of Wuhan will be given to "those at the greatest risk."

"We've got a 10-month-old, we've got a 5-year-old. They're susceptible, and they should be prioritized," Roth told CBS News.

The flight out of Wuhan is expected to land in Ontario, California.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the immediate health risk to the general public is low.

As of Tuesday afternoon in Wisconsin, there were six people being evaluated for the virus and one person who had tested negative.

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