The Springfield-Greene County Health Director says four people in Greene County have tested negative for the coronavirus.

Director Clay Goddard says five people are being monitored for any symptoms of the virus.

Those people had been to China.

But the health department says they’re not under quarantine.

Goddard made the comments at a press conference Friday for a new Greene County coronavirus task force.

He says groups are working together to prepare for any potential outbreak.

Goddard says the task force will share any new information about the virus as it becomes available.

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— S-GC Health Dept. (@SGCHD) March 6, 2020