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  • #31
    2020-01-02 09:55:33 Wuhan South China Seafood Market closed for official response in response to opening time

    Beijing News Express According to official Weibo news from the Jianghan District Government Office in Wuhan City, due to the emergence of pneumonia patients of unknown causes in the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan City, the South China Seafood Wholesale Market was closed for environmental sanitation on January 1. On January 2nd, Jianghan District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and Health Bureau responded to relevant questions:




    I. Why is the market closed?




    Recently, some medical institutions received multiple cases of pneumonia. After receiving the report, the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Commission immediately conducted an epidemiological investigation and confirmed that most of the cases were related to the South China seafood market.




    According to the provisions of the State Council's "Regulations on Public Health Emergencies" and other regulations and the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee's report on the current pneumonia epidemic situation in our city, after research, it was decided to implement a market closure for the South China Seafood Market. During the market break, trading in the South China Seafood Market shall not be conducted, and the market shall be cleaned and disinfected. Relevant departments conduct joint law enforcement inspections, increase supervision, and ensure that various prevention and control measures are put in place to ensure the health and life safety of the general public.




    Second, when can you resume business




    On January 1, 2020, the Wuhan Jianghan District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and Wuhan Jianghan District Health and Health Bureau jointly issued the "Announcement on the Rest of the Market and Rectification", and decided to put the market to rest and carry out environmental sanitation. Further notice will be given on the opening time . The municipal and district governments attach great importance to the health prevention and control of the people and have taken several measures to protect the citizens from infection as much as possible. The temporary suspension of the market is one of the important control measures. I hope everyone understands and cooperates.




    How to protect residents around the market




    Winter and spring are the seasons when respiratory diseases occur frequently every year. Experts remind pregnant women, children, people with underlying diseases, and the elderly who are infirm to avoid closed, airless or crowded public places. Citizens should develop good hygiene habits to cover their nose and mouth, wash their hands and ventilate frequently when coughing, and wear a mask when going out.




    Wuhan Jianghan District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau




    Wuhan Jianghan District Health and Health Bureau




    January 2, 2020


    zhttp://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/02/669100.html

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    • #32
      from Epoch Times

      Active flight screening -

      Taiwan: January 1 - Video of health workers in full body protective gear in airplane from Wuhan after landing at Songshan airport.



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      • #33
        Originally posted by sharon sanders View Post
        from Epoch Times

        Active flight screening -

        Taiwan: January 1 - Video of health workers in full body protective gear in airplane from Wuhan after landing at Songshan airport.


        hat tip@hsiangtzu_li

        A competing news media says the Taiwan CDC denies the video is valid. There is nothing on the Taiwan CDC site about this. If provided to us, we will print all denials due their probative value.

        -----------------------------------------


        Passed out to protect medical and epidemic prevention personnel from refusing false information in the cabin inspection and quarantine department


        Time: 2020-01-02 11:55

        A short video of Taiwanese epidemic prevention personnel wearing protective clothing quarantine passengers in the cabin was circulated on the Internet, and it is speculated that there may be Wuhan unknown pneumonia patients on board. In response to this, the Disease Control Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare solemnly stated today (2nd) that the relevant short film is false information, and the content is not Taiwan quarantine personnel, nor is it a flight from Wuhan to Taiwan.

        The emergence of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, Mainland China, has caused high vigilance by domestic epidemic prevention units, and has also launched boarding and quarantine for the first time, but Internet rumors have also begun to appear.

        The CDA said today that a foreign media report reported that a short video purporting to fly from Wuhan to Taipei Songshan Airport's Huaxin AE218 flight was circulated on the Internet. Among them, many Taiwanese epidemic guards wearing protective clothing quarantined passengers and speculated that they were on board The patient is most likely a patient with unexplained pneumonia.

        The CDA solemnly clarified that the quarantine officer of the film was not a Taiwan quarantine officer, and the flight was not a flight from Wuhan to Taipei Songshan Airport.

        zhttps://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2046786

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        • #34
          hat tip @hsiangtzu_li

          Official denial of the above video now posted on site:


          Release Date: 2020-01-02

          According to foreign media reports, a short video purporting to be taken on Wuhan to Taipei Songshan Airport's Huaxin AE218 flight was circulated. Several Taiwanese epidemic guards wearing protective clothing quarantined passengers in the cabin and speculated that the patients on board were likely Patients with unexplained pneumonia. The CDC solemnly clarified today that the quarantine officer of the film is not a Taiwan quarantine officer, and the flight is not a flight from Wuhan to Taipei Songshan. Please do not trust or retransmit, otherwise it will be in accordance with the Infectious Disease Control Law and society. Order maintenance law.


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          • #35

            yvonneintaiwan
            @hsiangtzu_li
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            It’s a fake news! According to TCDC, they has tighten the inbound passenger screening measures on direct flight from Wuhan, but not as it showed in that video/pic. Please refer to the following report..央廣-外傳穿保護醫防疫人員在機艙檢疫 疾管署駁假訊息



            FluTrackers.com
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            There is nothing on the Taiwan CDC site about this. Are you with the Taiwan CDC?



            yvonneintaiwan
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            TCDC officials responded to the fake news regarding to the video/pic. Pls use google web translation the following report. 蘋果網路-網傳武漢肺炎入境台灣 疾管署澄清「假」亂傳最高罰300萬



            FluTrackers.com
            @FluTrackers
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            We have already posted this on the site with a hat tip to you. We publish all denials. We have no agenda. https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/china-other-health-threats/china-emerging-diseases-other-health-threats/821830-china-27-viral-pneumonia-suspected-sars-cases-in-wuhan-hubei-province-december-30-2019?p=821917#post821917



            yvonneintaiwan
            @hsiangtzu_li
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            @FluTrackers
            Or refer to the official site responds. http://at.cdc.tw/74caUj



            FluTrackers.com
            @FluTrackers
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            Thank you. Also posted on site with a hat tip to you.



            FluTrackers.com
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            @hsiangtzu_li
            At the bottom of the Taiwan CDC statement there is a reference to a law. Can you explain this please?



            yvonneintaiwan
            @hsiangtzu_li
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            The last sentence of the statement says “circulating the fake news can be subject to be fined according to the Communicable Disease Control Act and Social Order Maintenance Act. “



            FluTrackers.com
            @FluTrackers
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            @hsiangtzu_li
            That is what I thought it said. Very interesting. Thank you.



            yvonneintaiwan
            @hsiangtzu_li
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            You are welcome. thank you for providing public health informations.

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            • #36
              It appears the Epoch Times has edited their original story above and deleted the video. They have replaced it with a picture of health workers wearing only surgical masks. I have the original video because I retrieved it separately from youtube after seeing it in the Epoch article.

              I am printing all denials but I am not removing posts due to those denials.

              Apparently Taiwan has two laws to maintain social order which forbid "circulating fake news". Fines can be levied. I do not know about imprisonment.

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              • #37
                Wuhan actively responds to pneumonia virus types still being tested

                2020 at 14:53 on January 2nd

                At Wuhan Children's Hospital, there was a steady stream of treasured parents who took their children to see the cold.

                  Zhang Jie told the First Financial Journalist that, unlike taking Dabao to see the flu early last month, this time during the initial diagnosis, the doctor will actively ask "Have you been to the South China Seafood Market recently?" Laboratory tests have added a chest X-ray examination. If an infection is found in the lungs, a CT examination is also required.

                  On the 31st of last month, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission informed that some 27 medical institutions recently found that the pneumonia cases were related to the South China Seafood Wholesale Market. According to preliminary analysis by experts, it was considered to be viral pneumonia.

                  After the outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, the local government not only quickly shut down the South China Seafood Wholesale Market at the site of the incident, but also conducted a hygienic investigation and environmental sanitation disposal of the market. At the same time, the flu patients who visited the medical institutions were also investigated one by one to further prevent the spread of the epidemic.

                  "The epidemic occurred in the seafood wholesale market. There were some accidents. Although there is a virus in seafood, it will not be transmitted to people." A virology expert told First Financial reporter.

                  According to the information released by the Wuhan Municipal Market Supervision Administration on the official Weibo on September 25, 2019, within the South China Seafood Wholesale Market, law enforcement officers at the two levels in the urban area sold nearly 8 tiger frogs, snakes, hedgehogs and other animals. Merchants conduct carpet-type inspections, examining their approval documents for wild animal business licenses and business licenses one by one. It is strictly forbidden to operate wild animals that have not been approved.

                  Wuhan Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau stated that during the inspection, law enforcement officials publicized and explained the laws and regulations related to wildlife protection to operators and market managers.

                  Regarding the types of viruses that can cause viral pneumonia, the Wuhan Health Commission also listed in the above notification: the viruses that cause viral pneumonia are common with influenza viruses, and others are parainfluenza viruses, cytomegaloviruses, adenoviruses, Rhinovirus, coronavirus, etc.


                  "The above viruses are human-to-human viruses, and they are transmitted through droplets and aerosols, as well as contaminated surfaces, including direct human-to-human transmission." The aforementioned virology experts said, but the notification from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said that up to now Investigation so far has not found any obvious human-to-human transmission, and no medical staff infection was found. This indicates that all the known viruses mentioned above have been eliminated.

                  The expert said that whether it is influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, or rhinovirus, they are common human viruses, and the detection methods and methods are extremely mature, even if the pneumonia of unknown cause such as SARS, H7N9 is high. For the detection of sick bird flu, their detection methods have also been developed long before they first appeared in China.

                  Wuhan, known as the "City of Hundred Lakes", is rich in wetland resources. The city's natural wetland area is 1561.86 square kilometers, accounting for 18.39% of the city's land area. The wide waters and large areas of vegetation have attracted a large number of birds to winter here. One migratory bird migration channel crosses Wuhan.

                  According to the experts, according to the status of the avian influenza virus (AIV) epidemic in Hubei Province, various subtypes of AIV exist in the natural environment in the province. Under frequent gene communication, these viruses have the possibility of genetic recombination or gene mutation.

                  Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee said that the current detection of the pathogen and the investigation of the cause of the infection are ongoing.

                zhttps://finance.sina.com.cn/china/gncj/2020-01-02/doc-iihnzahk1503269.shtml

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                • #38
                  A denial from Wuhan Tianhe Airport about a suspected infectious patient being found on an outbound flight. Warning against rumors.

                  Dispel rumors! Suspected infectious patient found on Wuhan outbound flight? Tianhe Airport has arrived

                  2020-01-02


                  Yangtze River News on January 2 According to Wuhan Tianhe Airport Co., Ltd.'s official Weibo "Wuhan Airport Chutianqing" news, a Weibo account was posted on January 1 stating that a suspected infectious patient was found on the outbound flight of Wuhan, with a video attached; Wuhan Tianhe Airport quickly organized investigations. After verification by various parties, Wuhan Tianhe Airport and the airlines did not find the suspected infectious patients on board as mentioned in the post, and there were no flights in the video. Wuhan Tianhe Airport has been reported to the public security organs for investigation. Please do not forward false information.

                    The Wuhan police have repeatedly called for compliance with laws and regulations when posting information and speeches online. Illegal acts of fabricating, spreading, spreading rumors and disrupting social order will be investigated and punished according to law.

                    Do not make rumors, do not believe rumors, do not spread rumors, and build a harmonious and clear cyberspace.

                  zhttp://news.cjn.cn/sywh/202001/t3524991.htm

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                  • #39
                    Wuhan Airport Travel Information Reminder

                    2020.01.02 18:00:26 Wuhan Airport Chu Tianqing#Aircraft News # At 18:00 on January 02, 2020, there are 91 departure flights that have not taken off and 107 arrival flights that have not arrived. So far, there are 2 delays for inbound and outbound flights. If you need to check more Flight departure and arrival times, please call the airport for information: 027-96577
                    https://zx.sina.cn/push/2020-01-02/d...1549785.d.html

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                    • #40
                      Patients with pneumonia in Wuhan tell: high fever persists, family members are not required to undergo medical examination



                      2020 at 5:43 p.m. on January 2


                      A number of unexplained pneumonia cases in Wuhan are still being treated in isolation. Interface News has learned that several patients are currently being treated at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. A family member of a patient revealed that a medical examination was not required at this time because the pneumonia was not highly contagious.

                      Earlier, according to the report of the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Commission on the afternoon of December 31, 2019, some medical institutions recently found that multiple cases of pneumonia admitted to the hospital were related to South China Seafood City. After receiving the report, the Municipal Health and Health Commission immediately went to the city's medical and health institutions. A case search and retrospective investigation related to South China Seafood City has been conducted. Currently, 27 cases have been found, of which 7 are in serious condition, and the remaining cases are stable and controllable. Two patients are expected to be discharged in the near future.

                      The report said that the clinical manifestations of the cases were mainly fever, a few patients had difficulty breathing, and the chest radiograph showed invasive lesions of both lungs. At present, all cases have been isolated for treatment, follow-up investigations and medical observations of close contacts are ongoing, and hygiene investigations and environmental sanitation disposals for South China Seafood City are ongoing.

                      On the afternoon of January 2, 2020, Mr. Zheng, a 69-year-old patient currently undergoing treatment, told the interface news over the phone that he was originally treated at Tongji Hospital (hereinafter referred to as "Tongji Hospital") affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. It was suddenly transferred to Jinyintan Hospital after a review last Friday. "

                      Public information shows that Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital (formerly Wuhan Medical Treatment Center) is the designated hospital for emergency medical treatment in Hubei Province and Wuhan City. It is a liver disease, tuberculosis, AIDS, schistosomiasis, hand-foot-mouth disease, and human infection in Hubei Province. H7N9 bird flu and other designated hospitals. At the same time, the hospital is also a third-level specialist hospital directly under the Wuhan Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, and a clinical base for the prevention and control of infectious diseases by the Chinese Medicine Administration of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

                      Because the current influenza epidemic season, there are many upper respiratory tract infections in major hospitals in Wuhan, and registration is difficult. The outpatient doctor of Jinyintan Hospital told the interface news that for patients with upper respiratory tract infections in general, they are recommended to go to other hospitals for treatment. The hospital is an infectious disease hospital. Currently, it mainly treats patients with pneumonia diagnosed. "It must be a high fever It does not retreat above 38 degrees, and it has no effect after taking the medicine. "

                      According to reports, the hospital centrally managed patients with unknown cause of pneumonia. Mr. Zheng's ward had three patients, two of whom were merchants in the South China Seafood Wholesale Market. The patients here do not receive much treatment in the conventional sense, but doctors come to the ward every day to take temperature and do not allow patients to contact the outside world.

                      On the afternoon of January 2nd, the interface news saw on the fourth floor of the South Building of Jinyintan Hospital that the iron door outside the infectious disease ward had been closed. The notice at the door read "To all family members: the daily necessities required by patients are all from 3 to 4 pm Sent here, packed in a bag, and write the patient serial number and name, thank you for your cooperation. (No reception at other times) "



                      Notice outside the isolation ward of the South Building of Jinyintan Hospital. Photography: Zeng Jinqiu

                      According to Mr. Zheng's wife, his family lives in a neighborhood near the South China Seafood Wholesale Market. Because he is responsible for the procurement of a hotel in Jingzhou, he often contacts the South China Seafood Wholesale Market.

                      On December 12, Mr. Zheng began to have a fever. He went to a Wuhan hospital for examination and was diagnosed with a lung infection. Later, he went to the Tongji Hospital and was hospitalized. He had a fever after treatment. Rice. It's not burned for a week now. "

                      The discharge records issued by Tongji Hospital showed that "this patient was admitted to hospital for 'repeated chills and fever for 11 days ..." Considering the possibility of viral infection (adenovirus), except for the possibility of organizing pneumonia, it is recommended to review it after clinical treatment. "Discharge diagnosis conclusion For "severe viral pneumonia", it is recommended to continue treatment at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. On December 29, 2019, Mr. Zheng was transferred to Jinyintan Hospital.



                      The patient's condition is proven. Photography: Xie Xin

                      Ms. Huang, the family member of the patient, told Interface News that her husband was 40 years old and was also doing hotel purchases. He had a fever last month and had not eaten during the period. At first, I was treated in a small hospital nearby. Later, I was transferred to Tongji Hospital. After checking the blood, he was diagnosed with pneumonia. "The doctors at Tongji Hospital asked very detailed questions, and the CDC also participated."

                      The patient was then hospitalized at Tongji Hospital for two days. "The doctor said that there were no specific medicines, and we were very anxious." Ms. Huang said that on January 1, the doctor of the respiratory department of Tongji Hospital stated that she would focus on treatment. Subsequently, the patient was transferred to Jinyintan Hospital. , "Fever 40 degrees when sent".

                      "I didn't ask me to check in with him, and it was a good thing that it was not contagious," said Ms. Huang. Jinyintan Hospital prepared isolation wards for patients with pneumonia, and each ward could accommodate five to six people. Here, patients are allowed to carry cell phones, but not to be in contact with the outside world.

                      Earlier, the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Commission had notified that in this case of unexplained pneumonia, no human-to-human transmission was found in the investigation so far, and no medical staff infection was found. Detection of the pathogen and investigation of the cause of the infection are ongoing.

                      zhttps://k.sina.com.cn/article_6192937794_17120bb42020015u42.html?from=he alth

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                      • #41
                        There is a video at the link.

                        Wuhan pneumonia patients are asked to stay in hospital for treatment

                        2020 at 5:43 p.m. on January 2


                        zhttps://k.sina.com.cn/article_2452789653_m9232999500100p3qi.html?from=ne ws&subch=zx

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by penguinsix View Post
                          RTHK is reporting the quarantined patient in Hong Kong but says tests are negative for SARS.

                          https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0
                          The quarantined patient is confirmed by the Taiwan CDC, but still nothing on the Hong Kong health site:

                          In response to the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, mainland China, the public is urged to take relevant protective measures when going to the area and returning to China




                          Release Date: 2020-01-02

                          The CDC stated that today (1/2) at the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Consultation Meeting of the Ministry of Health and Welfare-Influenza Prevention and Control Group Lunar New Year's Influenza Response Preparedness Meeting" to discuss the pneumonia epidemic situation in Wuhan, Mainland China, experts suggested that, In addition to the implementation of boarding and quarantine, medical institutions pay attention to the notification of clinically severe pneumonia patients from Wuhan and strengthen notifications, and remind medical staff to strictly implement standard infection protection measures; intrusive medical actions such as intubation and gas cutting should be in accordance with regulations Wear a N95 mask.

                          The Department of Disease Control explained that the case of a patient with a history of travel in Wuhan and symptoms of upper respiratory tract discomfort admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong has been confirmed by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. At present, the disease is stable and isolated, and rapid screening for influenza, SARS and avian influenza is present. negative. In order to prevent cases from moving in from outside China, China has initiated contingency measures for border quarantine in accordance with standard operating procedures, strengthened fever screening for inbound passengers, implemented travel history, occupation, contact history, clustering and other enquiries for suspected cases, health assessment and health care. Teaching and advocacy, and boarding and quarantine for direct flights from Wuhan, Mainland China, and educate passengers about relevant precautions.


                          The CDA reminded that Chinese people who have recently traveled to mainland China should implement the "5 to 6 no" principle. 5 must be: poultry and eggs should be cooked, hands should be washed with soap, and masks should be used for medical treatment if symptoms occur, and long-term contact with birds Those who need to be vaccinated against influenza, have a balanced diet, and take appropriate exercise; 6 No: do not eat raw poultry eggs or products, do not smuggle and buy meat from unknown poultry, do not contact or feed migratory birds and birds, do not release wild and Randomly discard birds, do not mix breeding birds with other poultry and livestock, do not go to places with no air circulation or crowded people.

                          Passengers who have fever or flu-like symptoms when entering the country should take the initiative to inform airline personnel and quarantine personnel at airports and ports. People who have recently traveled to Wuhan, Mainland China, should have fever or acute respiratory symptoms within 10 days of returning home. Report the 1922 epidemic prevention line and wear a mask as soon as possible to seek medical treatment. When you seek medical treatment, please inform the TOCC (travel history, occupation, contact history, and whether they are clustered) and other information for physicians to evaluate timely diagnosis and notification, and to obtain comprehensive medical care. For related information, please refer to the CDC website (https://www.cdc.gov.tw/), or call the toll-free epidemic prevention line 1922 (or 0800-001922) for inquiries.

                          https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Deta...jrl1A?typeid=9

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                          • #43

                            2020-01-02 21:34


                            Officials have not clarified suspected SARS cases, netizens forward information, 8 people summoned



                            The 27 suspected SARS patients in Wuhan have been transferred to the city's Jinyintan Hospital for isolation and treatment, and family members and friends are not allowed to visit. On Thursday (January 2), Wuhan Jianghan District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and Health and Health Bureau informed that the South China Seafood Market had been closed. However, the details of 27 cases have not yet been officially announced. On Wednesday, Wuhan police alleged that eight people had spread and reposted SARS rumors, so they were summoned.

                            On January 1st, the epidemic prevention work in Wuhan seemed extremely tense. On the departure flight of Wuhan Airport, full protective clothing personnel were put on board for quarantine. The video also heard someone say, 'We can't go out, there is an infectious disease here.'

                            This situation is worrying that the pneumonia epidemic is absolutely unusual. By the early morning of January 2, the Wuhan Jianghan District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and Wuhan Jianghan District Health and Health Bureau issued a notice saying that due to recent cases of pneumonia related to the South China seafood market, it was decided to implement a South China seafood market. During the market break, trading in the South China Seafood Market is not allowed, and the market opening time will be announced separately. As for patients with pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, they have been transferred to a local infectious disease hospital for isolation and treatment on Wednesday. According to the Beijing News, patients were transferred to Jinyintan Hospital the day before yesterday (31st). This is the local designated medical treatment hospital for public health emergencies and a specialist hospital for infectious diseases. All patients were placed in Nansi, the inpatient department. Floor infectious disease ward. Two security guards are stationed outside the ward. Family members, relatives and friends are not allowed to visit. Two days ago, the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee issued a notification that 27 cases of pneumonia of unknown origin appeared in the South China seafood market.

                            On the one hand, the specific situation of the patients has not been announced, on the other hand, the government has also begun to control public opinion. On the evening of this Wednesday (January 1), the Wuhan Public Security Bureau ’s Weibo account “Ping An Wuhan” stated that recently, some medical institutions in Wuhan had received multiple pneumonia cases, and the municipal health and health committee issued a briefing on this. However, some netizens publish and forward false information on the Internet without verification, causing adverse social impact. After investigation and verification by the public security organs, eight illegal personnel have been summoned and handled according to law. The police reminded that the Internet is not a place outside the law. Posting information and remarks on the Internet should abide by laws and regulations. The police will investigate and punish illegal acts that fabricate and spread rumors and disrupt social order.

                            Ms. Peng, a resident living near the South China Seafood Market, told Radio Free Asia that the authorities were concerned that the epidemic would affect the image of Wuhan and the seafood market, so she summoned 8 netizens who forwarded the message: 'People who work in the South China Seafood Market are saying, Several rumors caused us no business, fewer customers bought things, and no one came to buy them. These street vendors all said that netizens made rumors. Whoever you say dare to tell the truth, catch it now. At the end of last year, there are now a lot of people here.

                            Low transparency of the epidemic makes it difficult for people to avoid

                            However, the authorities have yet to announce the results of 27 patients. Some Chinese netizens have criticized the authorities for controlling speech, preventing the public from taking proper precautions. Some commented: 'During the SARS period in 2003, the government secretly covered a few columns of patients every day, but in the end they left nothing. Now they simply do not report.' Others said, 'In the early days of SARS, the authorities also concealed the epidemic and tried to find ways to ward off rumors. And finally had to bear it, 'and netizens left a message saying that they are even deprived of the right to know the truth.

                            Ms. Peng said: 'You said that people's food safety is important, but in short, it has not been resolved. There are still junk foods on sale. For example, trench oil, salt, and food are not very reassuring.'

                            Internet activist Zhang Ruigen said to this station: 'I think the Wuhan government is cracking down on the spread of the truth. They are trying to block the news. Reports and news about the local government will be reversed. They say that rumors mean the truth. They said The truth is false. '

                            Hong Kong raises vigilance

                            Zhang Ruigen took the outbreak of SARS in China in 2003 as an example: 'When SARS broke out in 2003, the official also blocked the news and rumored it, and finally the cover could not be covered. Now SARS attacks Wuhan again, they are still the same routine, change the name to It is pneumonia of unknown cause. In short, natural disasters and human disasters, the first thing they think of is not to investigate the truth. The first thing they do is to arrest people and control public opinion. '

                            In addition to Wuhan, Hong Kong is also alert to the epidemic. On Thursday, a female patient who had been to Wuhan went to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment. The female patient was treated in an isolation ward. She had a fever, a clear X-ray image of the lungs, and a bird. Both influenza and SARS tests were negative. The woman had been to Wuhan during the Christmas holiday but had not been to a market.

                            https://botanwang.com/articles/20200...6N3pmo2WM1GgSm
                            Last edited by sharon sanders; January 2, 2020, 10:27 AM. Reason: added article time stamp

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                            • #44
                              Translation Google

                              2020-01-02 12:25:27Beijing News reporter: ZhangShengpoeditor: Wang Jingyi

                              Unknown cause pneumonia patients in Wuhan transferred to infectious disease hospital, residents near the market infected

                              Residents in the community near the South China Seafood Market have also been infected with pneumonia of unknown cause, and have been admitted to an infectious disease hospital for isolation and treatment.
                              ...
                              Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology has admitted several patients with pneumonia of unknown cause. At noon on January 1, a reporter from the Beijing News came to Tongji Hospital. A doctor in the respiratory ward of the hospital said that the patients with pneumonia related to the South China Seafood Market had been transferred to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital overnight.

                              According to the official website of Jinyintan Hospital, the hospital is the designated hospital for emergency treatment of public health emergencies in Hubei and Wuhan...

                              "Yesterday (December 31) the director and director of the department organized a transfer, and a busy day." A person familiar with the situation in Jinyintan Hospital told the Beijing News that all patients with pneumonia related to the South China market were placed in the hospital's inpatient department Nansi Floor infectious disease ward.

                              The south fourth floor is a seven-story arc-shaped building. The first floor is the infection department, the second to sixth floors are all flu emergency wards, and the seventh floor is the intensive care unit. A solid iron gate isolated the fourth-floor ward from the outside. The family members who came to visit were blocked outside the door. They could only knock on the door to call the two security guards inside.

                              "Family members need to contact the patient first, and the patient entrusts a doctor or nurse to pick it up at the door." A security guard opened the door and told the family.

                              "Special circumstances, unlike the previous process, family members cannot enter." A medical staff member in the ward explained.
                              ...
                              During the visit, a family member complained to the Beijing News reporter that the hospital's catering service was not good. A doctor who claimed to be a hospital administrator heard the complaints of her family members and said that the problems reported by her family members had been recorded and would be reported to her superiors, and additional staff would be provided if conditions allowed.

                              "The hospital suddenly entered an emergency state yesterday, which has exceeded the hospital's normal reception capacity." The doctor told his family that Jinyintan Hospital is an emergency unit. When major hospitals are full due to flu peaks, there are more patients here. "We are in a state of emergency until this time of the year, the busiest time."
                              ...
                              On January 1, at the entrance to the ward on the fourth floor of the South, a reporter from the Beijing News met a mother who came to deliver food to her son. According to her, her son is in his twenties this year, living in a community opposite the South China Seafood Market, but he has never been to the market to buy things. He started to have fever on December 30 last year. At first he took some proprietary Chinese medicine, but his condition has been repeated. , Went to Xinhua Hospital, not far from home.

                              "The doctor over there didn't give a diagnosis after knowing our address, but only said that it was probably a virus. Let us come here (Jinyintan Hospital) for observation." The mother said that the doctor at Xinhua Hospital was afraid of her son's infection.
                              ...
                              On January 1st, the head of the Publicity Department of Jinyintan Hospital told the reporter of the Beijing News that the hospital is only responsible for receiving and treating patients, and all the consultation and treatment information must be reported to the Health and Medical Commission. The hospital does not have the authority to release information. All the information can only be released by Wuhan Health and Medical Commission.

                              The person in charge of the Publicity Department of the Wuhan Health and Health Commission told the Beijing News reporter that all news about the matter will be announced on the official website of the Health and Health Commission as soon as possible, and there is no current progress.

                              Beijing News reporter Zhang Shengpo

                              Edited by Wang Jingying to proofread Li Lijun

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                                Hong Kong government says 3 travelers from Wuhan have been admitted with pneumonia symptoms, but two have been released.

                                Government will also start regular daily media updates concerning this situation.

                                https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...9-20200102.htm

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                                The Hospital Authority said it had notified the government of three cases in which it treated patients for pneumonia symptoms after visiting Wuhan recently.

                                The Authority said a female patient in Tuen Mun Hospital and a male teenager in Tai Po Nethersole Hospital have since been discharged, but a woman is still being treated in Princess Margaret Hospital.

                                The Health Secretary, Sophia Chan, told a news briefing late on Thursday that the three cases are not linked to the mysterious Sars-like disease in Wuhan, because the patients did not visit the seafood market that's believed to be the source of the virus.

                                more at the above link
                                Last edited by sharon sanders; January 2, 2020, 01:21 PM. Reason: typo

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