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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Zhongshan Nan's team isolated neocoronavirus from a patient's urine specimen

Fang Qing
　　
Guangzhou Daily (full media reporter Fang Qing) The reporter of Guangzhou Daily learned yesterday from the team of Professor Zhao Jincun, an expert of the academician Zhong Nanshan and the deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, that the new coronavirus was isolated from the stool samples of patients with new coronary pneumonia On February 19, under the guidance of Academician Zhong Nanshan, the team once again identified the new type of coronavirus from a urine sample of a patient with a new type of coronavirus pneumonia under the United Nations Key Laboratory of Biosafety Testing (P3 laboratory). The sample was a urine specimen provided by the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.

The research team successfully isolated a new coronavirus strain using Vero E6 cells. The genome sequencing and virological identification of the virus has been completed.

The research team said that the above research confirmed the existence of live virus in patients' urine, combined with the previous findings of virus isolation in feces, reminded the public to pay more attention to personal and household cleanliness, such as washing hands after toilets, paying attention to the drainage of toilets, and flushing toilets. Cover up to avoid possible spread.

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Another Doctor Dies Due to COVID-19 in China's Worst-Hit Wuhan, Death Toll of Medical Staff Rises to 10
PTI
Last Updated: February 23, 2020, 5:43 PM IST

Wuhan: A 29-year-old female doctor died on Sunday after contracting the coronavirus while treating patients at a hospital in China's worst-hit Wuhan city, taking the death toll of the medical staff to 10, according to a media report. Xia Sisi, a gastroenterology physician got infected while working at the Union Jiangbei Hospital of Wuhan in Hubei province, the epicentre of the virus.

She was hospitalised on January 19 and later transferred to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University on February 7 after her condition worsened. She died on Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported...

 

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Coronavirus: Wuhan to quarantine all cured patients for 14 days after some test positive again
Recovered and discharged people were sent to designated centres from Saturday onwards
Decision follows several instances in which recovered patients were found to be still carrying the virus and able to infect others
He Huifeng
Published: 5:06pm, 23 Feb, 2020

The authorities in Wuhan on Saturday introduced 14 days’ mandatory quarantine for recovered coronavirus
patients, after some discharged patients again tested positive.

From Saturday, all patients who had recovered and been discharged had to be sent to designated places for two weeks of quarantine and medical observation, the city’s coronavirus treatment and control command centre said on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter.

Wuhan and the rest of Hubei province, of which it is the capital, have continued to account for the vast majority of confirmed coronavirus cases in mainland China, where about 77,000 have been infected and more than 2,400 have died...

Read more: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/soc...n-quarantine-all-cured-patients-14-days-after

 

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Source: https://news.xmnn.cn/xmnn/2020/02/24/100675065.shtml

Comprehensive news: No new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in 21 provinces
2020-02-24 06: 23Source: Chinanews

Huangzhong News Agency, Beijing, February 23rd. The National Health Commission of China reported on the 23rd that on the 22nd, there were 648 new confirmed cases (630 in Hubei), 97 new deaths, and 2,230 cured cases. As of 24:00 on the 22nd, there were 51,606 confirmed cases across the country, a total of 22,888 cured and discharged cases, a total of 2442 deaths, and a cumulative reported of 76,936 confirmed cases. A total of 105 confirmed cases were received from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: 69 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 10 in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and 26 in Taiwan.

18 newly confirmed cases across the country outside of Hubei and Hubei provinces

Except Hubei, 18 new cases were confirmed nationwide on the 22nd, showing a downward trend in fluctuations. There were no new confirmed cases in 21 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) including Beijing, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, and Guangxi on the day, of which 16 provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps had no new confirmed cases for more than 2 consecutive days, and other provinces The number of newly confirmed cases was less than 5 cases.

National Health and Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng informed the public on the 23rd that with the gradual resumption of work and production in some provinces, people ’s outings and shopping and consumption activities have increased. It is necessary to continue to do a good job of epidemic prevention and control and try to reduce the number of places where people gather. Unnecessary going out, you must pay attention to personal protection when going out.

 

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Healthy Wuhan residents say they were forced into mass coronavirus quarantine, risking infection
By Nectar Gan, Lily Lee and David Culver, CNN
Published Feb 24, 2020 6:22:05 AM

CNN) – Three weeks ago, Lisa Wang was fighting a high fever when she was turned away from an overflowing hospital in Wuhan, the central Chinese city mired in a deadly coronavirus crisis.

A chest scan showed her lungs were infected, but she couldn't get treated for the novel coronavirus she likely had because there weren't enough beds at the Wuhan Third Hospital, a doctor told her. Instead, she was given medication and instructed to self-quarantine at home.

But on Tuesday, despite having recovered from the illness and been given the all-clear, the 30-year-old lawyer said she was forced into a makeshift quarantine center at a technology park – putting her at risk of cross-infection with hundreds of other patients warehoused in the bare-bones facility.

"They couldn't provide me with a hospital when I was sick. Now when I'm recovered, they forced me into one," Wang, who asked to use a pseudonym for fear of repercussions, told CNN over the phone...

Read more: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2020/2/24/mass-quarantine-coronavirus.html

 

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Coronavirus: Patients' long ventilator stays put strain on hospitals
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9 min ago

MELBOURNE (BLOOMBERG) - Critical care resources in central China are being strained by coronavirus patients needing a month or more on mechanical ventilators, a study finds.

More than two-thirds of critically ill patients required invasive breathing support, doctors at the Jin Yintan hospital in the central Chinese city of Wuhan found in a study of 52 such cases at the outbreak's epicentre...

Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/a...long-ventilator-stays-put-strain-on-hospitals

 

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Guangdong has discharged feces test positive again! These points should be paid attention to by experts

• 2020-02-23 10:34
• Source: Published by Taishan
• Issued by: Taishan Government Website

Since the occurrence of new crown pneumonia, the characteristics of this sly guy of new crown virus have not been fully grasped in the medical field. Earlier, Canadian medical experts first discovered cases of positive stool testing after patients with new coronary pneumonia recovered from discharge. Some provinces and cities in China also have a similar situation.

"It should be said that during the follow-up of discharged patients, some individuals had similar situations. But it is clear that through the imaging examination of these follow-up discharged patients, we found that the patients' lung disease was improved. " Cai Weiping, an infectious disease expert and director of the infection department of the Eighth People's Hospital of Guangzhou, said. Anal swab nucleic acid test positive for discharged patients in GuangzhouNo increase in lung inflammation With the in-depth treatment of new coronary pneumonia, China's clinical treatment of pneumonia in patients with new coronary pneumonia (trial version 6) has very clear requirements for patients from admission, classification and discharge standards.

"It should be said that all designated hospitals nationwide, including our city eight hospitals, are strictly implemented in accordance with this discharge standard. For example, the requirements of temperature and symptoms, such as nucleic acid tests at least twice a day, and then It is necessary to combine the obvious changes in lung imaging. " Cai Weiping said that with the increasing number of discharged patients in Guangzhou, the hospital has also followed up discharged patients and set up a special follow-up clinic for discharged patients. Nucleic acid was detected once on 7 days and 14 days, and there were both throat swabs and anal swabs. The national diagnosis and treatment plan does not require anal swabs to check for the new coronavirus nucleic acid, and Guangdong took the lead in doing so in order to be more secure. Follow-up found that among the patients discharged from Guangzhou, there were also a few patients who turned positive for anal swab nucleic acid detection after discharge. "It may be that there are still viruses or viral gene fragments in the discharged patients . It is not certain whether they are infectious. New crown virus is a new pathogen, and we still have a perfect process to understand. "It must be emphasized is that discharged patients during follow-up done at the same time increase lung imaging, CT suggest that inflammation in their lungs improved, we have not seen a further increase. This phenomenon cannot be considered a relapse.

Positive stool nucleic acidTransmission is better cut off

Cai Weiping said that a positive anal swab indicates that there is a viral gene fragment or virus in the stool sample of the patient. At present, it is believed that fecal-oral transmission of neocoronavirus is possible, but the corresponding intervention is still easy to operate. "Among the many transmission routes, a single fecal-mouth transmission disease is better controlled. For example, wash your hands frequently, cover the toilet lid and flush the toilet, etc.
" On the other hand, rehabilitation patients should strictly follow the doctor's order after discharge , strictly adhere to home observation for 14 days, achieve ventilation in the room, pay attention to hygiene, standardize hand washing, do self-health monitoring, and follow-up and follow-up visits as required.

Discharge standards for discharged patients need to meet the following 4 conditions:

1. The body temperature returns to normal for more than 3 days;

2. Respiratory symptoms improved significantly;

3. Pulmonary imaging showed significant improvement in absorption of acute exudative lesions;

4. Negative nucleic acid test for two consecutive respiratory specimens (sampling interval at least 1 day).


Notes after discharge:

1. The designated hospitals should make good contact with the primary medical institutions where the patients live, share medical records, and promptly push the discharged patients' information to the patient's jurisdiction or residential committees and primary medical institutions.

2. After the patient is discharged, due to the low immune function in the recovery period and the risk of infection with other pathogens, it is recommended that the self-health monitoring should be continued for 14 days, wearing a mask, and living in a well-ventilated single room conditionally to reduce the family Keep close contact, share meals and meals, do good hand hygiene, and avoid going out.

3. It is recommended to regularly follow up and return to the hospital after discharge.


http://www.cnts.gov.cn/tssrmzf/tsyw/...t_1991920.html

 

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Source: https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202002/57492646.html

1 new confirmed case in Sichuan, cumulative 527 confirmed cases, 64 suspected cases
2020-02-24 08:25:49 Source: Sichuan Online Editor: Tan Yihua
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Sichuan Online News (Reporter Shi Xiaohong Yin Peng) At 04:00 on February 23, a new confirmed case of new coronavirus pneumonia in Sichuan Province, 7 new cases were cured and discharged, 8 new suspected cases, no new deaths Case.

Among the newly confirmed cases, one was in Nanchong.

As of 00:00 on February 24, Sichuan Province had reported 527 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, involving 21 cities (states).

Of the 527 confirmed patients, 261 were being hospitalized and isolated (including 18 critically ill), 263 were cured and discharged, and 3 died.

There are 64 suspected cases.

There were 387 medical observations released on the same day, and 1636 people were receiving medical observations.

 

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Source: http://nm.people.com.cn/n2/2020/0224/c196689-33822032.html

Inner Mongolia new coronavirus pneumonia confirmed no new cases 4 new cases discharged
08:10, February 24, 2020 Source: People's Daily Online-Inner Mongolia Channel

Hohhot, People's Network, February 24th (Chen Ligeng) On February 24th, the reporter learned from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Health and Health Committee that there were no new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from 7 to 24 February 2020 There were no new suspected cases, and 4 new cases were discharged.

Four new cases were discharged: one in Wuyuan County, Bayannaoer City, one in Linhe District, one in Wulatzhong Banner, and one in Xilinhot City, Xilinguole League.

As of 7:00 on February 24th, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has reported a total of 75 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, 45 confirmed cases, 30 discharged patients, 3 severe cases, and 4 critical cases.

Among them, 45 confirmed cases are:

1. 7 cases in Baotou City (5 cases in Tumoteyou Banner, 2 cases in Kundulun District)

2. 7 cases of Xilinguole League (3 cases of Xilinhot City, 4 cases of Duolun County)

3. 6 cases in Chifeng City (1 case in Yuanbaoshan District, 1 case in Songshan District, 1 case in Hongshan District, 3 cases in Wengniute Banner)

4. 6 cases of Huolinguole City in Tongliao City

5. 5 cases in Hohhot (2 cases in Yuquan District, 1 case in Xincheng District, 1 case in Saihan District, and 1 case in Muslim District)

6. 4 cases of Dalat Banner in Ordos

7. 3 cases of Moridawa Banner in Hulunbuir

8. 2 cases in Haibo Bay District, Wuhai City

9. 2 cases in Bayannaoer City (1 case in Linhe District, 1 case in Wulatezhong Banner)

10. 2 cases of Huade County, Ulanqab

11. 1 case of Ulanhot, Xing'an League

The 30 discharged patients were:

1. 7 cases in Ordos City (1 case in Dongsheng District, 1 case in Etuoke Qianqi, and 5 cases in Dalate Qi)

2. 6 cases in Bayannaoer City (3 cases in Wulatezhong Banner, 2 cases in Wuyuan County, and 1 case in Linhe District)

3. 4 cases in Baotou City (1 case in Kundulun District, 1 case in Donghe District, 2 cases in Tuyou Banner)

4. 4 cases in Hulunbuir City (1 case in Manzhouli City, 1 case in Yakeshi City, 2 cases in Moridahua Banner)

5. 3 cases in Chifeng City (1 case in Songshan District, 1 case in Yuanbao Mountain District, 1 case in Linxi County)

6. 2 cases in Hohhot (1 case in Xincheng District, 1 case in Yuquan District)

7. 2 cases of Xilingol League (1 case in Xilinhot, 1 case in Erlianhot)

8.One case of Siziwang Banner in Ulanqab

9. One case of Tongliao Economic Development Zone

3 severe cases (2 cases in Xilinguole City, Xilinguole League, 1 case in Tuyou Banner, Baotou City); 4 severe cases (1 case in Kundulun District, Baotou City, 1 case in Xilinhot City, Xilinguole League, 1 case in Linhe District, Bayannaoer City) , 1 case of Moridawa Banner in Hulunbuir).

14 suspected cases (5 cases in Moridawa Banner, Hulunbeier City, 1 case in Hailar District, 1 case in Tumoteyou Banner, Baotou City, 1 case in Donghe District, 1 case in Duolun County, Xilinguole League, and Saihan District in Hohhot City 2 (1 case in Huimin District, 1 case in Huolinguole City, Tongliao City, and 1 case in Kulun Banner). All received isolation treatment at designated hospitals. At present, 339 close contacts are still receiving medical observations. 69 medical observations were lifted that day.

 

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Source: https://3g.163.com/news/article/F64SAL5K0001899N.html

Two new cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in Guangxi
2020-02-24 08:00 Guangxi Health and Medical Commission

At 04:00 on February 23, 2 new cases of new coronavirus pneumonia were confirmed in our district (2 cases in Hechi City); 4 cases were suspected; 3 cases were cured and discharged (1 in Nanning, Liuzhou). 1 case, 1 case in Qinzhou); no new deaths.

At present, the district has reported a total of 251 confirmed cases, 107 discharged cases, and 2 dead cases (1 in Hechi City and 1 in Beihai City). There are currently 142 confirmed cases, all of which are being treated in hospital, including 6 severe cases. (1 in Nanning, 1 in Guilin, 2 in Fangchenggang, 2 in Hechi), 5 critical cases (1 in Nanning, 1 in Beihai, 2 in Fangchenggang, 1 in Hechi); existing 46 suspected cases.

Among the confirmed cases, 55 were in Nanning, 24 were in Liuzhou, 32 were in Guilin, 5 were in Wuzhou, 44 were in Beihai, 19 were in Fangchenggang, 8 were in Qinzhou, 8 were in Guigang, 11 were in Yulin, There were 3 cases in Baise City, 4 cases in Hezhou City, 27 cases in Hechi City, and 11 cases in Laibin City.

Twenty-two close contacts were tracked today, and 1,137 are currently under medical observation.

How to avoid the risk of cross infection when non-fever patients go to the hospital during the epidemic? Experts suggest that patients and accompanying family members should wear masks throughout the process; before going to the hospital, they can make appointments with the medical institution to be consulted via the Internet or phone in advance, familiarize themselves with the layout of hospital departments and procedures, reduce the time to go to the clinic, and avoid the wrong visits. Private car or taxi, avoid taking public transportation as much as possible; avoid contact with people who have fever, coughing or sneezing as much as possible when seeking medical treatment in the hospital, and keep a certain distance between people (at least one M), if your hands come into contact with hospital items such as hospital door handles, curtains, and doctors ’white coats, you can use a spare portable alcohol-free hand sanitizer for disinfection. If you ca n’t wash your hands in time,

 

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Source: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/c...200224-1031586

Two frontline doctors in mainland China die of crown disease
Posted / February 24, 2020 9:35 AM

Two more front-line doctors fighting the coronavirus died yesterday (23) of the disease. They are Du Xiansheng, a doctor from Yangjiang, Hainan, and Huang Wenjun, a doctor from Xiaogan, Hubei.

Comprehensive "Hainan Daily" and Xinhuanet reported that the Hainan Provincial Information Office held the 17th press conference yesterday to inform the doctor of Qiong Zhongyangjiang Farm Hospital of the unfortunate infection of the coronary disease and the death of the patient; the Xiaogan Central Hospital of Hubei Province last night It was announced that Huang Wenjun, a 42-year-old deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the hospital, was infected during the battle against crown disease, and was rescued and cured by multiple parties. At 19:30 on the 23rd, he unfortunately died.

It is reported that 55-year-old Du Xiansheng became critically ill on January 26. After several rescues, but due to his deterioration, the rescue was invalid. He suffered a cardiac arrest at 12:36 on February 23 and was confirmed dead at 13:50.

According to the person in charge of the Xiaogan Central Hospital, Huang Wenjun was the backbone of the hospital. In the early stages of the epidemic, he had been sitting in a respiratory clinic and had conducted consultations in Hanchuan and other places. At that time, due to insufficient understanding of the virus and disease, and inadequate protection, Huang Wenjun was unfortunately infected and was diagnosed as a new crown virus in late January. After many rescues, but unfortunately failed to save his life in the end.
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...Two more doctors died in Hubei

On Sunday, two more doctors died in Hubei province of the virus. One of them is Xia Sisi, a digestive physician at Wuhan Union Medical College Jiangbei Hospital, only 29 years old. The other is Huang Wenjun, a respiratory physician at Xiaogan Central Hospital, 42 years old.
Three days ago, another 29-year-old doctor in Wuhan, Peng Yinhua, died after being diagnosed. According to local news reports, Dr. Peng, an expert in respiratory and critical care medicine at Jiangxia First People's Hospital, postponed the wedding to fight the epidemic. According to a report from the Wuhan Health Commission, Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuchang Hospital, unfortunately contracted the disease on the front line of the epidemic and died on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, the New Crown epidemic "whistleblower" and ophthalmologist Li Wenliang from Wuhan Central Hospital died of the disease. The Chinese Communist Party sent a team to Wuhan to conduct a full investigation on February 8, but the results have not been announced to the public....

 

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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/e...es-lower-coronavirus-emergency-response-level

4 Chinese provinces lower coronavirus emergency response level
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BEIJING (REUTERS) - Four Chinese provinces, Yunnan, Guangdong, Shanxi and Guizhou, on Monday (Feb 24) lowered their coronavirus emergency response measures, local health commissions said.

Yunnan and Guizhou cut their emergency response measures from level I to level III, while Guangdong and Shanxi lowered their measures to level II...

 

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Source: http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/yqfkdt/202002/945bd98a9d884aeeb54d76afa02ca813.shtml

Update on the epidemic situation of new coronavirus pneumonia as of 24:00 on February 23
Posted: 2020-02-24 Source: Health Emergency Office

At 04:00 on February 23, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 409 new confirmed cases, 150 new deaths (149 in Hubei and 1 in Hainan), and new suspected cases. 620 cases.
On the same day, 1846 new cases were cured and discharged, 16758 close contacts were released from medical observation, and 1053 severe cases were reduced.
As of 24:00 on February 23, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there were 49,824 confirmed cases (among which 9,915 were severe cases), 24,734 were cured and discharged, and 2,592 died. A total of 77,150 confirmed cases have been reported (in Hubei Province, 195 cases have been revised and reported repeatedly), and there are 3,434 suspected cases. A total of 635,531 close contacts were traced, and 97,481 close contacts were still in medical observation.
There were 398 new confirmed cases in Hubei (348 in Wuhan), 1439 new cured cases (772 in Wuhan), 149 new deaths (131 in Wuhan), and 45054 confirmed cases (35674 in Wuhan). Among them, 9430 cases were severe cases (8329 cases in Wuhan). A total of 16,738 discharged patients were cured (8,986 in Wuhan), a total of 2,495 deaths (1987 in Wuhan), and a total of 64,287 confirmed cases (46,607 in Wuhan, with 195 revised and re-reported cases). There were 450 new suspected cases (318 in Wuhan) and 2770 suspected cases (1877 in Wuhan).
A total of 112 confirmed cases were reported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: 74 cases in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (12 cases discharged, 2 deaths), 10 cases in Macau Special Administrative Region (6 cases discharged), 28 cases in Taiwan (5 cases discharged, 1 case died) ).

 

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Source: http://wjw.hubei.gov.cn/fbjd/dtyw/202002/t20200224_2146303.shtml

Epidemic Situation of New Crown Pneumonia in Hubei Province on February 23, 2020

From 04:00 to 24:00 on February 23, 2020, 398 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were confirmed in the province, of which: 348 in Wuhan, 22 in Xiaogan, 7 in Yichang, 4 in Huangshi, 4 in Ezhou, and Suizhou There were 3 cases in the city, 3 cases in Qianjiang City, 2 cases in Shiyan City, 2 cases in Jingmen City, 2 cases in Xiantao City, and 1 case in Xiangyang City. 0 cases.

There were 149 new deaths in the province, including: 131 in Wuhan, 6 in Xiaogan, 5 in Huanggang, 3 in Suizhou, 1 in Huangshi, 1 in Xiangyang, 1 in Jingzhou, and 1 in Enshi. There were 0 cases in Shiyan City, Yichang City, Jingmen City, Ezhou City, Xianning City, Xiantao City, Tianmen City, Qianjiang City, and Shennongjia Forest District.

There were 1439 new hospital discharges in the province, including 772 in Wuhan, 119 in Huanggang, 99 in Xiaogan, 58 in Xiangyang, 53 in Jingzhou, 53 in Suizhou, 48 in Huangshi, and 48 in Ezhou. There were 47 cases in Xianning City, 28 cases in Jingmen City, 26 cases in Shiyan City, 26 cases in Tianmen City, 23 cases in Enshi Prefecture, 20 cases in Xiantao City, 15 cases in Yichang City, 4 cases in Qianjiang City, and 0 cases in Shennongjia Forest District.

As of 24:00 on February 23, 2020, Hubei Province has reported a total of 64,287 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, including: 46,607 cases in Wuhan (195 cases with revised heavy trucks), 3,465 cases in Xiaogan, 2904 cases in Huanggang, 1574 cases in Jingzhou, and Ezhou There were 1383 cases in Suizhou City, 1303 cases in Suizhou City, 1174 cases in Xiangyang City, 1005 cases in Huangshi City, 924 cases in Yichang City, 920 cases in Jingmen City, 836 cases in Xianning City, 669 cases in Shiyan City, 573 cases in Xiantao City, 494 cases in Tianmen City, and Enshi. There were 251 cases in prefecture, 194 cases in Qianjiang City, and 11 cases in Shennongjia Forest District. According to the report of the epidemic situation, the prison epidemic situation is incorporated into the statistics of Wuhan and other places and is no longer listed separately.

A total of 16,738 patients were discharged from the hospital, including 8946 in Wuhan, 1659 in Huanggang, 1177 in Xiaogan, 734 in Jingzhou, 551 in Suizhou, 521 in Xiangyang, 490 in Huangshi, and 465 in Ezhou. There were 445 cases in Xianning City, 389 cases in Jingmen City, 304 cases in Yichang City, 293 cases in Shiyan City, 268 cases in Xiantao City, 258 cases in Tianmen City, 146 cases in Enshi Prefecture, 82 cases in Qianjiang City, and 10 cases in Shennongjia Forest District.

The province has accumulated 2495 deaths, including: 1987 in Wuhan, 108 in Xiaogan, 103 in Huanggang, 42 in Jingzhou, 40 in Ezhou, 37 in Jingmen, 33 in Suizhou, and 30 in Huangshi. There were 29 cases in Xiangyang City, 29 cases in Yichang City, 19 cases in Xiantao City, 13 cases in Tianmen City, 11 cases in Xianning City, 8 cases in Qianjiang City, 4 cases in Enshi Prefecture, 2 cases in Shiyan City, and 0 cases in Shennongjia Forest District.

At present, 39,073 patients are still being treated in the hospital, of which 7,776 are critically ill and 1,654 are critically ill, all of whom are receiving isolation treatment at designated medical institutions. There were 2770 suspected cases, 450 were added that day, 1,036 were excluded that day, and 2,652 were concentrated and isolated. A total of 246,781 close contacts have been tracked, and 58,575 people are still under medical observation.

 

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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...reds-thousands-coronavirus-cases-who-12465988

China probably saved hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases: WHO
24 Feb 2020 09:22PM

BEIJING: China's "incredibly difficult measures" in tackling the coronavirus that emerged late last year has probably prevented hundreds of thousands of cases in the country, the head of a visiting World Health Organization (WHO) delegation said.

Bruce Aylward, speaking at a joint press briefing with officials from China's National Health Commission (NHC), said multiple data sources supported the general downward trend in the number infections being reported by the commission despite some statistical issues observed in recent weeks...

 

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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3880403

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues to escalate around the world, major cities in China are seeing large crowds of citizens, many unmasked, on the streets and in shopping centers.

Following the official back-to-work day announced by the Chinese government in early February, many businesses and factories in China have resumed their operations. Popular tourist attractions in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities have also reopened.

According to Liberty Times, most enterprises in the province of Jiangxi have returned to normal operations. However, none of the employees have been asked to provide a health certificate, and only individuals who traveled from Hubei Province, the epicenter of the viral outbreak, and other locked down areas remain under quarantine.

In a discussion thread on Weibo, users shared photos of the Shanghai Costco packed with thousands of customers shopping for groceries.

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China-WHO New Crown Pneumonia Joint Expert Inspection Team Holds Press Conference to Present Investigation

Release time: 2020-02-24 Source: Department of International Cooperation

On February 24, 2020, after the 9-day study tour to China was concluded, the China-WHO New Crown Pneumonia Joint Expert Study Group held a press conference in Beijing to introduce the study situation and recommendations for China and the global epidemic prevention and control.
　　
The joint expert inspection team consists of 25 Chinese and foreign experts from the fields of epidemiology, virology, clinical management, and public health. During their stay in China, the inspection team held discussions with relevant members of the State Council's response to the joint prevention and control mechanism of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and went to Beijing, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Hubei to conduct field investigations to comprehensively and thoroughly understand the epidemic situation, preventive and control measures, Medical treatment, community (rural) prevention and control, scientific research, etc.
　　
The inspection team believes that the new coronavirus is a new pathogen, and the understanding of the virus transmission mechanism and the severity of the disease is still deepening, and global prevention and control is still facing severe challenges. China has taken unprecedented public health response measures, achieved significant results in slowing the spread of the epidemic and blocking the human-to-human transmission of the virus, and has avoided or at least postponed hundreds of thousands of new cases of pneumonia. In addition, China has also played a vital role in protecting the international community, earning valuable time for countries to take active prevention and control measures, and has provided valuable lessons for reference. China is taking a cautious, phased, and orderly approach to gradually restore normal order in all sectors of society, economy, education, and medical care. Other countries should quickly reassess the measures they have taken against China.
　　
The inspection team recommends that countries carry out proactive monitoring, early detection, early diagnosis, early isolation, and early treatment, and strictly follow up and isolate close contacts. For countries with imported cases or outbreaks, the inspection team recommends that a national emergency response plan be initiated immediately to ensure that governments at all levels take the necessary interventions to block the spread of the epidemic, prepare accordingly and respond to preplans, and take stricter measures when necessary Measures. The inspection team called on all countries to strengthen the sharing of epidemic information, to work together to cope with the challenges of new coronary pneumonia.

http://www.nhc.gov.cn/xcs/yqfkdt/202002/35991766592b4f9a83b5f2448ee6bbab.shtml

 

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Source: https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/20/2/24/n11892451.htm

Serious outbreak in Wuhan nursing home
Update: 2020-02-25 12:47 AM Tags: Wuhan Pneumonia, Wuhan Nursing Home, Elderly Death, Infection, Concealing Epidemic

[The Epoch Times, February 24, 2020] Since more than two months since the outbreak of the new crown virus in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the most serious cases of mass infection have been reported. The virus has been transmitted to many nursing homes in the city, causing the death of many hospitalized elderly people. However, the Wuhan Municipal Government is still tight-lipped about the tragedy, and many reporters are also under pressure.

According to Caixin Media on Monday (23), 19 elderly people have died in Wuhan Social Welfare Institute, which is only a few hundred meters away from the South China Seafood Market. Since December, one person has died of the new crown virus and 6 others have died. None of the elderly who died of lung infections had been screened for neocoronavirus.

The report also pointed out that many other deaths were registered as septic shock, acute myocardial infarction, sudden death, and arrhythmia, but there were not a few of them with fever symptoms.

Earlier, Caixin reported that there were suspected cases of new crown pneumonia infection and deaths in nursing homes under the jurisdiction of the Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau, but Wei Wuhan, the official of the Wuhan Municipal Network Information Office, issued a "quotation from the Civil Affairs Bureau, denying that 11 elderly people had repeatedly Rumors of fever, respiratory failure ".

A person familiar with the matter, Ms. Chen, told Radio Free Asia that the government-run nursing home of the Xi'an Street Community Health Service Center in Jiang'an District, Wuhan City also had a severe outbreak. At present, some people are suspected to have died. More than 120 elderly people in the hospital have been transported by ambulances go.

Miss Chen said: It's a nursing home, there is a sign on it, you can see it. Without saying how many people died, it was said that 120 people were infected and then all were taken to the hospital. Is it dangerous for you to post this? Remember to keep me safe.

The reporter contacted the Ximajie Community Health Service Center in Jiang'an District several times, but the two telephones of the agency could not be connected.

Ren Aiping, the person in charge of a local nursing home, confirmed to Radio Free Asia that there were indeed several outbreaks in nursing homes. The homes on Xima Street infected more than 10 people a few days ago, not 120 people transmitted by the Internet. However, she is not clear about the entire nursing home in Wuhan.

Xia Houmin, a contact person of the Dannan Community Nursing Home in Jiangnan District of Wuhan, did not directly respond to the matter of Xima Street when he received an inquiry from this reporter. He said that all the elderly and staff in their nursing home were undergoing nucleic acid inspection. He denied infection in his own hospital.

Xia Houmin said: "We don't have it. We are now doing nucleic acid tests. The elderly in our nursing homes do nucleic acid tests. In-service employees and the elderly do nucleic acid tests, according to the regulations of the Civil Affairs Bureau. I'm busy now, okay?

Radio Free Asia reporters also called the heads of several nursing homes in Wuhan, but the calls were cut off immediately.

According to a Caixin report, the examination of the cause of death of the elderly in the nursing home of the Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau only started in the middle of this month, and the nursing staff was infected due to lack of supplies.

Radio Asia Freedom reporters found from the Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau that the agency had previously threatened the caregivers and the elderly and children of the welfare home due to lack of supplies, but the agency's official website barely disclosed the nursing homes and children under its jurisdiction. Actual infections in the orphanage. The reporter called the Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau many times, but failed to connect.

(Transferred from Radio Free Asia) #

 

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