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2020-01-21 21:20:00 19
303 cases worldwide, 6 deaths in Wuhan with pneumonia
World affairs
(Wuhan 21st comprehensive report) The epidemic of new coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China continues to expand. After Chinese experts say that human-to-human transmission has occurred, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an emergency expert committee meeting on Wednesday to evaluate China's new coronavirus epidemic. Whether it constitutes an international emergency. The WHO Western Pacific Region announced on Twitter on Tuesday that based on the latest situation, the spread of the new coronavirus in 2019 may have changed from the earlier "limited human-to-human" statement to "continuable" Person to person "(there may now be sustained human-to-human transmission).
According to the WHO, according to the latest information on the new coronavirus epidemic, multiple medical personnel have been infected, which can prove that there have been multiple cases of human-to-human transmission. At present, there may be continuous human-to-human transmission. At present, more analysis and understanding are needed. Important details about the spread of the new coronavirus.
The WHO will hold an emergency meeting in Geneva on Wednesday to determine whether the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic is designated as an "public health emergency of international concern", and to follow up the spread of the virus and discuss recommendations for responding to the epidemic. This announcement is usually used only for the most serious epidemics that threaten cross-border and require international collaboration. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that China would be invited to join the WHO meeting with other countries affected by the epidemic.
In an exclusive interview with CCTV, Mayor Zhou Xianwang of Wuhan City stated that as of 00:00 on Tuesday, there were 258 cases of pneumococcal pneumonia infection in Wuhan, of which 25 were discharged and 6 died. There are currently 227 cases being treated in the hospital, of which 51 are critically ill and 12 are critically ill.
A total of 298 people in the former China were infected with the new coronavirus, and 6 died, all of them in Wuhan. Following Thailand, Japan, and South Korea, Taiwan also has its first confirmed case, with a total of 303 cases worldwide.
The National Health and Medical Commission also confirmed that 5 cases of pneumonia of new coronavirus infection were confirmed in Zhejiang, and 5 of them had lived in Wuhan or had been to the local area. Tianjin was also diagnosed for the first time with two cases of new coronavirus pneumonia. The condition is stable and both have been to Wuhan. One case was confirmed in Zhengzhou, Henan. The patient was a 66-year-old man who worked in Wuhan. He developed fever and chest tightness and shortness of breath on December 29 last year.
In Wuhan, the source of the outbreak, for the first time, infections were reported by medical personnel, including 15 confirmed diagnoses, the other was a suspected case, and one was in critical condition. In addition, cases occurred outside Wuhan, including 14 cases in Guangdong Province, 5 cases in Beijing, and 2 cases in Shanghai.
It is reported that the majority of confirmed cases in Guangdong Province are concentrated in Shenzhen. Two people were infected without going to Wuhan. Among them, a family of three in Zhuhai, their 70-year-old parents took a high-speed rail from Wuhan to Zhuhai to visit their daughter on the 11th of this month. The mother and daughter who had not been to Wuhan also had a fever. The diagnosis was also confirmed and the three were in stable condition.
In addition, there are suspected cases in Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Anhui and Guizhou.
A pneumonia epidemic of unknown cause broke out in the South China seafood market in Wuhan last month. The pathogen was initially identified as a new coronavirus, and it was in the same family as the culprits that caused the deadly severe acute respiratory syndromes-SARS and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). . The WHO has renamed Wuhan pneumonia as 2019 New Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Many experts said that the source of the virus is still uncertain and the game is suspected. The number of cases is expected to increase during the Spring Festival. The public is advised to reduce the number of trips to Wuhan, encourage masks to prevent transmission, and call on various transportation ports to strengthen testing.
The Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Commission has announced that it has strengthened the control of the South China Seafood Wholesale Market, which has been closed, to control the market and its entrances and exits; it has also strengthened the inspection of farmers' markets and various business establishments.
Article source: Xingzhou Daily 2020-01-21
