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China - Original COVID-19 coronavirus news thread: weeks 1 - 4 (December 30, 2019 - January 25, 2020)

CHP closely monitors confirmed case of infection of novel coronavirus in Thailand
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health said today (January 14) that the CHP has been closely monitoring a new confirmed case of infection of novel coronavirus in Thailand reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). The public is again urged to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

According to information from the health authority of Thailand, the case involved a patient from Wuhan, Hubei Province, in Mainland China, who arrived at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 8 and was detected to be having high fever. The patient was subsequently taken to a local medical institute for isolation and management. Laboratory tests there returned a positive result for the novel coronavirus on January 12. The patient has recovered and there have not been additional cases.

The WHO said it is working with officials in the Mainland and Thailand following the report. It pointed out that the possibility of cases being identified in other countries was not unexpected and has also issued guidance on how to detect and treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

A spokesman for the CHP said, "The CHP will continue to maintain its liaison with the WHO, the health authority of Thailand and the National Health Commission, and closely monitor the situation for risk assessment. Port health measures will be adjusted as and when appropriate."

In response to the pneumonia cases infected with the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the Port Health Division (PHD) of the CHP has earlier strengthened port health measures and enhanced temperature screening of travellers with increased frequency of random checking at all boundary control points. An additional thermal imaging system dedicated for temperature screening of travellers from flights arriving in Hong Kong from Wuhan has been put in place at Hong Kong International Airport.

Moreover, additional temperature checks using handheld infrared thermometers for all inbound travellers during the periods when the two daily high-speed trains with stops at Wuhan arrive in Hong Kong are conducted to ensure that the body temperatures of all passengers from these two trains are checked. Travellers with fever and acute respiratory symptoms who had visited Wuhan within 14 days prior to the onset of illness will be immediately referred to public hospitals for isolation, treatment and follow-up.

The PHD has advised the MTR Corporation Limited, the Airport Authority Hong Kong and relevant airlines to strengthen the cleaning and disinfection work for the high-speed trains and aircraft arriving in Hong Kong from Wuhan. Cleaning and disinfection work for West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and airport terminal buildings have also been stepped up. Furthermore, the PHD has enhanced the dissemination of health messages through broadcast to travellers in, for example, flight cabins and West Kowloon Station, distribution of leaflets, displaying posters and promulgating travel health news via website. The PHD will continue to maintain close liaison with stakeholders of all boundary control points to update them in a timely manner about the latest situation and relevant measures.

https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202001/14/P2020011400592.htm
 
[h=1]Canadian scientist remains cautious of new coronavirus: 'It is very reminiscent of SARS'[/h]
Dr. Allison McGeer has seen this movie before. This time, she is hoping for a different ending.

McGeer, who both contracted SARS and played a key role in Toronto’s response to the deadly 2003 outbreak, sees similarities between the new coronavirus causing severe pneumonia in China and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).

“It is very reminiscent of SARS,” she said in an interview. “I think this is very reminiscent of what happened at the beginning of SARS.”


...


https://ottawacitizen.com/news/loca...ew-coronavirus-it-is-very-reminiscent-of-sars
 
[h=4]1 family-connected couple diagnosed with new coronavirus[/h] [h=5]The Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee announced at midnight that one of the 41 cases of new coronavirus infections currently diagnosed was "family clustering" and both spouses were ill. The husband of the South China Seafood Wholesale Market practitioner first became ill and his wife He denied having been exposed to the environment of this wholesale market.
The Health Commission pointed out that the existing survey results show that no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission has been found. Although the possibility of limited human-to-human transmission cannot be ruled out, the risk of continued human-to-human transmission is low, and further research is being combined with clinical and epidemiological data.[/h]
http://www.metroradio.com.hk/News/live.aspx?NewsId=20200115042623
 
Source: https://topick.hket.com/article/2542847/【武漢肺炎】衞生防護中心 ：7成患者於武漢海鮮市場工作　亦有售竹鼠刺蝟等野味

[Wuhan Pneumonia] Health Protection Center: 70% of patients work in Wuhan seafood market
Society 16:27 2020/01/15

The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan has continued. The government sent staff to Wuhan to inspect the local prevention and control and the situation of the epidemic. A press conference was held today (15th) to report the situation. 70% of patients work long hours in the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan. The relevant merchants mainly sell aquatic products, not game. However, it was revealed that in addition to aquatic products and birds, the market involved also includes bamboo rats, snakes, crickets, hedgehogs, etc. Game, but the quantity of game sold is unknown.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the personnel of the health and health committee of the authorities detected viruses in the market environment, such as the location of the underground, countertops, and gloves, all of which were found near the aquatic stalls. She pointed out that the local staff did not collect only near the aquatic stalls, but the virus was only found in the aquatic stalls. As for the survival time of the virus, it is still to be studied. Because it is not an animal sample, the health committee failed to pinpoint the source of the virus.

She also pointed out that Mainland experts have formulated rapid tests for new coronaviruses and have successively distributed them to provinces and cities across the country. Hong Kong has also obtained relevant nucleic acid reagents and is in the process of developing rapid tests for the viruses. When asked about a case in Thailand that had not been diagnosed in the South China Seafood Market but had been to other wet markets in Wuhan, Zhang Zhujun said that the authorities were still investigating the location of the market in question.

The government also stated that the confirmed case involved a couple, but the wife developed the illness later than the husband. The chance is that the husband first infected and then passed on his wife. Therefore, human transmission is not ruled out. Please immediately: [Wuhan pneumonia] Hong Kong government: Wuhan pneumonia Does not rule out throat, sputum and blood in patients with limited human-to-human transmission
 
Source: https://news.mingpao.com/ins/港聞/art...442327/【武漢肺炎】武漢華南海鮮市場環境樣本驗出病毒-夫婦發病未確定人傳人或物件傳播


A pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus broke out in Wuhan. A government team from Hong Kong met with reporters this afternoon (15th) after a visit to Wuhan. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that in the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan, which is suspected to be the source of the disease, environmental samples have been tested positive for the new coronavirus; a case of a couple infected by the mainland has not been identified. It is said that his wife became ill after he brought home items from the market and polluted the environment. She also pointed out that in addition to the couple's case, there was also a case of a three-person group in which the patients were a father and son and a son-in-law.

Zhang Zhujun said that of the 41 patients in Wuhan, seven adults had visited the South China Seafood Market, which is believed to be the source of the disease. The remaining patients reported that they had not been there or were "too serious to ask", and most of the patients appeared on the market for sale. The area of ​​aquatic seafood is not for those who sell game. She said that in addition to living together, the three patients in the three-person group also operated stores in the South China Seafood Market. The onset time was relatively short. It is believed that they may be more likely to be jointly exposed to the virus and less likely to be transmitted from person to person. However, she said that during the inspection, she did not ask in detail what the three patients were selling in the market. "The question was missed." Therefore, she was not sure. They could only infer that they were also selling aquatic products.

A couple who was defined as a family group case, Zhang Zhujun initially only said that her husband developed the disease first, and his wife developed the disease "every few days". After questioning, she said that "there was no question to be clear". It is believed that the conversation between the mainland personnel occurred about 5 days apart. She also did not ask whether the condition of the wife, who was later affected, was more severe or milder than that of her husband.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that environmental samples from the South China seafood market, including the ground, table tops, and gloves, were positive for the new coronavirus, and the samples came from areas where aquatic products were sold. She said that although human-to-human cases of infected couples could not be ruled out at this stage, it is also possible that the husband brought home the virus-carrying items from the market, which polluted the home environment and infected his wife.
Wuhan Pneumonia Related Reports:
 
Source: https://www.singtao.ca/4037242/2020-01-14/news-【武漢肺炎】醫管局指2名重症病患需體外生命支持治療/?variant=zh-hk

Wuhan Pneumonia] The Hospital Authority stated that 2 critically ill patients needed external life support treatment
January 15, 2020 02:52

Lai Weiwen, Chief Infection Control Director of the Hospital Authority, said that all 41 patients in Wuhan had mild to moderate pneumonia, and no symptoms were found but the virus was positive. Lai Weiwen pointed out that 7 to 8 of them were in serious condition, severe patients were aged 40 to 78, and had kidney and liver failure at the same time, and 2 patients needed external life support treatment.

Severe patients worsened after more than 10 days. Some patients were found to be infected with other viruses at the same time, and some patients were found to have secondary infections. Local judgments indicate that long-term chronic diseases, elderly people, and obesity are high-risk factors.

Lai Weiwen pointed out that a specific rapid test was developed locally, and viruses were found in throat secretion, sputum and blood. The overall number of white blood cells in patients with pneumonia is normal or low, and the lymphocytes are lower than normal. This phenomenon has occurred in other pneumonia. In addition, the lungs of local pneumonia patients will be filled with inflammatory secretions.

Patients are treated locally with supportive care, including oxygen and intravenous injections. Early treatment with Tamiflu was used locally, but it was discontinued after it was found not to be flu. Local preaching has a certain degree of utility. No local ribavirin or protease was used.

Lai Weiwen pointed out that the discharge conditions for pneumonia patients in Wuhan were more than 10 days of fever reduction, and two samples that were 48 hours apart were negative for the virus. As for the deceased patient who became ill last month and died on January 9th, he is a chronically ill patient because his family objected that no autopsy was performed.
 
Source: http://www.orangenews.hk/news/system/2020/01/15/010137012.shtml
[Wuhan Pneumonia] Hospital Authority: Preliminary observation of steroids helpful in treating pneumonia

Lai Weiwen (right). Figure: Star Island

[Orange News] Regarding the treatment method for "Wuhan pneumonia", the Chief Infection Control Director of the Hospital Authority Lai Weiwen said that preliminary observation of steroids is helpful for the treatment of related pneumonia. In 41 cases in Wuhan, 2 people needed an external life support device.

Lai Weiwen said that the HA will ensure that sufficient equipment is used, and that more than 200 negative pressure beds are available for immediate use. If necessary, patients will be transferred to nursing homes, and ordinary beds in negative pressure facilities will be converted to isolation in stages. Beds, "sorry" to patients and staff for possible service adjustments.

He pointed out that the symptoms of confirmed patients in the Mainland were mainly mild to moderate pneumonia, and no cases were found that were asymptomatic but positive for the new virus. There are 8 severe cases temporarily recorded in this outbreak. One of them died. The critically ill patients were 40 to 78 years old and both had kidney or liver failure. Two of them needed ECMO (artificial heart and lung) treatment. The patient's condition was mild. The gap is about 10 days apart. The deceased patient became ill on December 23 and died on January 9. He was a chronically ill patient and did not have a corpse test because his family did not agree.

He quoted mainland experts as saying that old age and obesity are high-risk factors. New coronaviruses are usually found in the sputum and blood of diagnosed patients. Although the number of white blood cells is normal or low, the number of lymphocytes will be lower than normal.

However, Lai Weiwen pointed out that in the past, the same indicators were found in patients with viral pneumonia such as SARS and New SARS, which are unique to non-Wuhan pneumonia patients. As far as he knows, there is no ribavirin or protease inhibitor used in the treatment of SARS in the Mainland.
 
hat tip @MarionKoopmans


From W.H.O. website:

Laboratory diagnostics for novel coronavirus

WHO laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (pdf)
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Several assays that detect the novel coronaviruses detected in Wutan, China have been recently developed, or are under development. This page is intended as a resource for laboratories wishing to test for coronavirus using an assay that already has some degree of validation. The protocols or SOPs posted here may be followed to create assays using commercially prepared oligonucleotide primers, probes and controls and paired with appropriate enzymes for reverse transcription real-time PCR. In some cases, the group that posts the protocol may also be willing to send reagents or reagent mixes prepared in their laboratories, with or without associated fees.

Assay descriptions posted to this page may detect only the Wuhan strain of coronavirus, and some may also detect other strains (e.g. SARS-CoV) that are genetically similar. Detailed information will be provided on each assay protocol that is posted here. It is strongly recommended to contact the protocol provider institution if you obtain weak positive control results or unusual lab findings.

Available protocols in order received. More protocols will be posted when they become available.

Diagnostic detection of Wuhan coronavirus 2019 by real-time RT-PCR – Charit?, Berlin Germany (pdf)
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Disclaimer: The order on the list is by country of the hosting institution and does not imply any preference of WHO. Neither the names of vendors or manufacturers included in the protocols are preferred/endorsed by WHO. The protocols have not yet been validated through WHO process.

Assumptions: This procedure assumes a basic familiarity with rRT-PCR assays.

Safety Information: Specimen processing should be performed in accordance with pertaining national biological safety regulations.

Protocol use limitations: Optional clinical specimens for testing has not yet been validated.

https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus/laboratory-diagnostics-for-novel-coronavirus
 
[h=1]China's new SARS-like virus has spread to Thailand, but we still know very little about it[/h]

Leo Poon, a virologist at the University of Hong Kong who was among the first to decode the SARS coronavirus, said the Thai case suggests two possibilities: the woman was either infected by an animal in another market, or by another person.

The first possibility would mean that the source of the new virus is more widespread than authorities previously believed, and the second would indicate its ability to transmit between humans -- which could turn a local outbreak into a global pandemic.

"I think the first possibility is more likely," Poon said. "This also reiterates the issue of food safety -- the risk of selling exotic animals in markets should be assessed now and new policy should be established as soon as possible."

China -- and the world -- has paid a heavy price for the consumption of wild animals. The SARS epidemic from November 2002 to July 2003 killed 774 people after spreading to 37 countries. The coronavirus was traced to the civet cat, a wild animal considered a delicacy in parts of southern China, where the epidemic began.

But Professor Poon and other experts in Hong Kong said the possibility of human-to-human transmission cannot be excluded.


https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/15/asia/wuhan-virus-questions-intl-hnk/index.html
 
Taiwan: Wuhan Pneumonia officially listed as a legal infectious disease

The Department of Disease Control and Prevention said today (15) that 'Severe Special Infectious Pneumonia' will be listed as the fifth category of statutory infectious diseases, in order to strengthen the surveillance and prevention of severe special infectious pneumonia, and to increase public awareness and medical institutions It helps to keep abreast of the epidemic situation, the source of infection, and related risk factors in order to stop the spread of the epidemic and reduce the risk of infection by people.

In addition, the Department of Disease Control said that two cases in the test that meet the definition of 'Fever Pneumonia Cases in the History of Tourism in Wuhan, China' were released today. The results of the test were: one was negative for influenza and the new coronavirus, and the other was H1N1 influenza. Virus-positive, so all have been ruled out; 9 suspected cases reported to date have been ruled out.

The CDC reminds that if a suspected case meets the definition of a case when it is diagnosed by a medical institution, it must be notified to the competent health authority within 24 hours. The health unit will conduct isolation treatment, epidemic investigation, autonomous health management and contacts for the suspected case. Preventive measures such as health monitoring.

The CDH stated that it is now in the season of respiratory diseases such as influenza and pneumonia, and urged those who plan to visit the local area and nearby areas to avoid entering and exiting traditional public markets, hospitals and other public places, and contact with wild and livestock animals. Implement personal protective measures such as washing hands with soap and wearing a mask; if fever or flu-like symptoms occur within 14 days of returning to China, you should proactively notify the air traffic control and quarantine staff, wear masks as required, and take the initiative to inform doctors of their travel history and occupation , Contact history, and group situation (TOCC).


https://ctee.com.tw/news/policy/207256.html
 
Source: https://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C...B2%99%E5%A3%AB

Google translation:
[Wuhan pneumonia] There is a case or a person-to-person transmission of the doctor: New virus transmission efficiency is expected to be lower than SARS
Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-01-15 18:51
Last updated: 2020-01-15 18:51

After the Hong Kong government representative visited Wuhan to inspect the local epidemic prevention work, he briefed some local cases today (15th). The Center for Health Protection revealed that two of the patients were two couples. A few days after the onset of the husband involved in the wet market, the wife who had not visited the market also developed the disease. It is not ruled out that the case was transmitted from person to person.

Respiratory doctors believe that the case's apparent evidence points to human-to-human transmission, but according to the data released by the Mainland, only 41 confirmed cases were human-to-human transmission, which is one of the most extreme cases that can be transmitted in 2003 when SARS The virus is low to 3 people, and it is estimated that the virus is difficult to spread on a large scale in the community.

Center for Health Protection: Even if someone reports that the risk is persistent, it is not high

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, told a press conference about the situation and history of some patients diagnosed with the new coronavirus. At present, two of the 41 confirmed cases belong to family groups. One group is two couples. Mr. worked in the South China seafood market where many cases were found and took the lead. His wife had never been to the market and became ill after 5 days. The infection was transmitted to his wife from the onset of the husband, so there may be a case of human-to-human transmission, but the underground, tabletop and glove samples of the market involved have detected the new coronavirus. Zhang Zhujun acknowledged that the possibility of transmitting the virus through contaminated objects could not be ruled out. .

The other group of 3 people, father, son, and uncle, lived together and ran the shop together. The time of onset of the three people was very close, and there was a chance to be "common exposure."

Zhang Zhujun continued, the mainland is tracking close contacts of patients with more than 700 people, of which more than 400 are medical staff, and no contact has been confirmed. Zhang believes that this phenomenon shows that even if people pass on people, the continuous risk is not high. "Is it easy to pass on people? Can't say that."

Expectation of low community diffusion opportunities, more detailed data needed to assess transmission risks

The Chairman of the Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Medical Association, Liang Zichao, believes that the apparent evidence of the two couples points to human transmission, but it may also be transmitted through articles, such as the wife's handling of her husband's contaminated clothing. . He went on to point out that according to the information published in the Mainland, only one of the 41 confirmed cases is human-to-human, which means that the transmission coefficient of the virus, that is, the efficiency of transmitting to other people is low, and it means that the chance of large-scale spread of the virus in the community is low. .

At present, the authorities have not disclosed in detail the more than 700 close contacts. Many of them are the family members of the confirmed patients. Liang Zichao said that detailed data can be used to assess the relative transmission risk. He quoted during SARS in 2003, "Carriers" can be transmitted from one patient to three people, and the transmission coefficient of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is less than 1. From the data released by the authorities, the new virus is much lower than 1.

However, Liang Zichao believes that there are still many variables in human-to-human diseases, including whether the virus will mutate in the human body, whether there is a specific environment such as in a medical environment, the virus is more likely to invade the human body, and whether special people are more vulnerable to infection and treatment. Whether the different animal methods will cause the virus to spread or whether there will be super carriers will be factors that cannot be ruled out, and still need to be handled with caution.
 
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Source: https://topick.hket.com/article/2542687/【武漢肺炎】港府：武漢肺炎不排除有限度人傳人　患者咽喉、痰及血液帶病毒　　?mtc=40001&srkw=

translated excerpt:

...People at high risk are chronically ill, old and obese

Lai Weiwen, chief infection control director of the Hospital Authority, pointed out that 7 to 8 patients with pneumonia in Wuhan were severe, including one who died. The patients were mild to moderate pneumonia. The severe cases were 40 to 78 years old. Renal and liver failure occurred. Two of the severe patients needed an external life support device. At least one patient had more than one virus. Other patients have bacterial infections, and it is believed that high-risk people have long-term patients, older people, and obese people...
 
Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/soc...-transmission-not-ruled-out-wuhan-coronavirus

China coronavirus outbreak: five members of two families among 41 people infected in Wuhan

Father, son and cousin who lived in the same house and ran a stall at the seafood market at the centre of outbreak among those hit, authorities say
Seafood trader and his wife also being treated, despite woman never having visited the market

SCMP
Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing and Ng Kang-chung
Published: 2:16pm, 15 Jan, 2020
Updated: 10:03pm, 15 Jan, 2020

Health officials have revealed that three members of the same family were among the 41 people that contracted the newly identified coronavirus
in the central China city of Wuhan, adding that they have neither confirmed nor ruled out the possibility of human-to-human transmission.
The three men – a father, his son and a cousin – lived together and ran a seafood stall at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which is widely thought to have been where the pneumonia outbreak started, Wuhan officials told visiting health experts from Hong Kong...
 
Source: http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/front/web/showDetail/2020011509046
Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee's report on pneumonia of new coronavirus infection

Published by: Wuhan Municipal Health Commission | Published: 2020-01-15 21:39:12

From 04:00 to 14:00 on January 14, 2020, there were no new cases of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infections, no cured cases, no new deaths reported.

As of now, our city has reported 41 cases of pneumonitis infected with a new type of coronavirus, 7 cases have been cured and discharged, 6 cases are being treated in severe cases, and 1 case has died. A total of 763 close contacts have been tracked, 450 medical observations have been lifted, and 313 medical observations are still underway. Among the close contacts, no related cases were found.

January 15, 2020
 
penguinsix said:
Japan confirms first Wuhan virus case

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east...pan-confirms-first-case-new-china-coronavirus

A man in his 30s from Kanagawa prefecture, next to Tokyo, tested positive, the ministry said. The man had been to the Chinese city of Wuhan, where there has been an outbreak of pneumonia believed to be caused by the new coronavirus strain, it said.
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Please see this thread:

Japan - Government confirms 2019-nCov (new coronavirus) case in a citizen who returned from Wuhan, China - released from hospital - January 15, 2020
 
[h=2]Taiwan: Two experts explained that they went to Wuhan, Mainland China to learn about the information about the severe and special infectious pneumonia epidemic[/h]
In response to the severe and special infectious pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, Mainland China, China recently arranged Hong Minnan, the commander and epidemic prevention physician of the medical network for infectious disease prevention and treatment, to travel to Wuhan, China to obtain information on the epidemic situation, and hold a returning briefing today (16), expressing to During the visit in Wuhan, in addition to understanding the latest local epidemic development and epidemic prevention measures, they went to local hospitals to actually visit and visit negative pressure isolation wards to understand the diagnosis and treatment process of suspected patients and the control measures.

The CDC received a report from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday (15) that 41 cases of pneumonitis infected with a new type of coronavirus are still maintained, of which 6 were severe cases, 1 died, and 7 cases were discharged from hospital. In addition, Japan today (16) The country ’s first confirmed case of Wuhan ’s new type of coronavirus overseas was announced today. The patient developed fever during his stay in Wuhan and did not reach the South China seafood market. However, there is a possibility of close contact with unknown pneumonia patients in Wuhan. Closely. Due to the successive occurrence of confirmed cases in Thailand and Japan that did not go to the South China seafood market, although the local risk of limited human transmission has not been ruled out in Wuhan, the source of the infection has not yet been clarified. (Alert) reminds Chinese people to take personal protective measures if they are going to Wuhan, China and its neighboring areas in the near future.

The Office of Disease Control and Prevention has fully raised its alert in the international and mini-three ports, and has made a comprehensive inquiry on Wuhan travel history and health assessment for inbound travellers. It appeals to travellers with travel history in Wuhan, Mainland China. People with fever or cough, such as physical discomfort, whether or not they take it Drugs should be proactively notified to airport quarantine staff to assist passengers and provide health assessments. Since December 31, 2019, the boarding and quarantine of direct flights from Wuhan has begun. 26 flights have been carried out, and a total of 2,845 passengers and crew members have been quarantined. A total of 13 people have symptoms, 7 of which have been removed from control, and the remaining 6 Symptoms of those who were assessed as having no evacuation had improved or recovered, and the local government health bureau continued to follow and care. So far, a total of 9 cases that meet the "fever pneumonia cases in the history of travel in Wuhan, China" have been excluded, and there are currently no confirmed cases of new coronavirus in China in 2019.

The CDA reminds that people who plan to travel to Wuhan, China and the surrounding areas should avoid entering and exiting traditional public markets, hospitals, and other public places, as well as contact with wild and poultry animals, and take personal protective measures; return to China for 14 days If the above symptoms occur, you should wear a mask to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and inform the physician of the history of travel, occupation, contact history, and whether they are clustered (TOCC). 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/Detail/vhdJ-q9cK-U5pHwlzVDklg?typeid=9
 
Japan confirms first case of infection from Wuhan coronavirus; Vietnam quarantines two tourists


“It has not been confirmed at this moment that sustained human-to-human infections can occur,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.

The man, a Chinese national, had been in close contact with a patient when he was in Wuhan, the Health Ministry said. It added that none of his family members who live with him in Japan, nor the doctors who treated him, have tested positive for the virus.

The Wuhan outbreak coincides with the annual flu season in Japan, and the ministry has reiterated its advisory for people to wash their hands, gargle, and wear masks to avoid falling sick.

Meanwhile, two Chinese tourists with fever symptoms from Wuhan were quarantined by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and are now under observation after they landed at Danang International Airport on Tuesday (Jan 14). Hanoi dispatched a medical team to the coastal city and called an emergency meeting on Wednesday on prevention efforts.

The Kanagawa resident had first developed fever symptoms on Jan 3 when he was in Wuhan. He returned to Japan on Jan 6 but was not detected at the immigration health checkpoint as his fever had been brought down by medication.

He saw a doctor later the same day, to whom he reported his travel history to Wuhan, but was prescribed medication and could return home as his symptoms were relatively minor.

He went to a hospital on Jan 10 as his fever persisted and was hospitalised until Wednesday (Jan 15), when he was discharged. He does not have a fever but reportedly still has a slight cough.





https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ea...na-coronavirus
 
The latest from Vietnam screening...

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hanh-khach-trung...-khong-bi-viem-phoi-cap-20200116113438816.htm

Chinese passengers are isolated in Da Nang without acute pneumonia
01/16/2020 12:24 GMT + 7

TTO - Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang announced the results of samples taken from Chinese passengers showing signs of fever at Da Nang airport, according to which this person had a fever not caused by a virus causing acute pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China.

On the afternoon of January 16, Dr. Nguyen Tien Hong, deputy director of Da Nang City Department of Health, said that Nha Trang Pasteur Institute has announced the results of samples taken from Chinese passengers showing signs of fever at Danang airport. .

According to the results, this patient is not related to acute pneumonia in China. "The Nha Trang Pasteur Institute has announced the preliminary results by phone, the text will be sent later. So even though this patient is from Wuhan and has a fever of 38 degrees, it is not related to acute pneumonia. So we will release the patient today, "said Dr. Hong.

Earlier on January 14, the body temperature scanner at Da Nang Airport detected two cases of Chinese passengers from Wuhan with high body temperature, so the follow-up checks were carried out. In which, the case of children with high body temperature was identified as thermal shock on the aircraft, so they stopped monitoring.

The remaining adult is Xiong Tianzuo (23 years old, living in Wuhan, China) with a fever of over 38 degrees. According to the anti-epidemic process of group A, he was put into isolation, clinical examination and sampling of samples sent for testing.

According to Dr. Nguyen Tien Hong, in the case of two people manifesting fever at Danang airport, the Department of Health not only conducts health checks and carries out medical isolation according to the process but also monitors the health. of the passengers sitting around.

Although both cases have now been confirmed to be unrelated to acute pneumonia in China, the anti-epidemic process will continue to be carried out at border gates (airports, seaports). ) Danang.

"Because Da Nang is an area where many Chinese tourists come to visit, following the anti-epidemic process, people with a history of epidemiology in Wuhan with high fever will be particularly noted by staff. Examination, "emphasized Dr. Hong.
 
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