Airports around the world are checking passengers from China for signs of illness in hopes of containing the virus (traced to Wuhan) during the Lunar New Year travel season. Last week, US health officials began screening passengers for symptoms of the coronavirus at three airports — New York City’s Kennedy airport and the Los Angeles and San Francisco airports.

On Tuesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it would add Chicago’s O’Hare airport and Atlanta’s airport to the mix later this week, just as the first case of the virus has been reported in the US.

Officials will begin forcing all passengers from Wuhan to go to one of those five airports if they wish to enter the US.

On Tuesday the US reported its first case of the potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.

The man, identified as a Snohomish County resident is in his 30s, was in good condition and wasn’t considered a threat to medical staff or the public, health officials said.

US officials stressed that they believe the virus’ overall risk to the American public remained low.

“This is certainly not a moment of panic or high anxiety,” Gov. Jay Inslee said.

In Canada, Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, said she has “no doubt” there will be cases in Canada. However, officials are well prepared and having already developed a test for the virus. She said they are also aware of the symptoms and have some idea of how the illness progresses.

The newly discovered virus has infected about 300 people, all of whom had been in China, and killed six. The virus can cause coughing, fever, breathing difficulty and pneumonia. The US joins a growing list of places outside mainland China reporting cases, following Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.