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"Our challenge now is to test as many people as we can."

"I’m more worried about the xenophobia associated with this virus than bona fide infection. As soon as I’m released [from quarantine], I’m going out for dim sum."

To date, there have been no confirmed cases in New York City.

To date, there are no confirmed cases in New York City.

The CDC will check for fevers and symptoms of travelers from Wuhan.

"I have Ebola, you are all screwed!"

If you haven't picked it up yet, there are still things you can do to avoid getting flu. And to aid you in that quest, you can consult the Germ Tracker app.

Just in case you haven't already entrenched yourself inside your panic room over this flu epidemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a Public Health Emergency today for all of NY State in response to the increasingly severe flu season.

Last week 7.3 percent of the deaths reported were caused by pneumonia and the flu, which is above the CDC's epidemic threshold of 7.2 percent.

This week, police in Fort Lee, NJ became fed up once and for all with the irritating texting while walking epidemic, and started ticketing careless pedestrians.