24 January 2020, Hessen, Marburg: Virologist Sandro Halbe is looking at an electron microscope image of a MERS coronavirus, a close relative of the novel coronavirus, on a computer monitor in a research laboratory of the Institute of Virology at the Philipps University of Marburg. The coronavirus also employs Hessian scientists. The virologists of the University of Marburg are involved in the development of a vaccine against the lung pathogen. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa (Photo by Arne Dedert/picture alliance via Getty Images)
A Maryland resident has met the criteria for coronavirus testing, the Maryland Department of Health said Monday.
The resident is in good condition and is being monitored as health officials await test results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory.
Maryland has no confirmed cases of 2091 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the health department said.
State health officials did not say exactly where the resident is from.
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