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Written by: Li Enci
2020-01-11 18:28
Last updated: 2020-01-11 18:28The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announced this morning (11th) that 41 cases of pneumonia were initially diagnosed with a new coronavirus infection, of which 7 were severe cases and 1 died. Professor Guo-Yuan Yuan, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology, School of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong said that the new coronavirus is nearly 80% similar to SARS virus. The closest is the coronavirus that is similar to SARS in Zhoushan bats in Zhejiang province.
The distance between Zhoushan and Wuhan is 1,010 kilometers, and it takes more than 11 hours to drive. However, the reasons for the similarity of the coronavirus in the two places are not yet known. Xu Shuchang, chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Diseases at the Chinese University, said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the new coronavirus may infect wild animals, then mutate genes and infect humans. He confessed that the Chinese government's investigation is not easy, because selling game products is illegal.
Zhoushan is 1,010 kilometers away from Wuhan, and it takes more than 11 hours by car. (Screenshot of Google Map)
Professor Guo-Yuan Yuan, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology, School of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong said that the new coronavirus is nearly 80% similar to SARS virus. The closest is the coronavirus that is similar to SARS in Zhoushan bats in Zhejiang province. According to the information, Zhoushan is located in the south of the Yangtze River exit, 1,010 kilometers away from Wuhan, and it takes more than 11 hours to drive.
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No community infected with new virus in Wuhan, Hong Kong remains safe
Xu Shuchang, chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Diseases at the Chinese University, said that the new coronavirus may infect wild animals, then cause genetic mutations, and then infect humans. He pointed out that the mainland government needs to carry out a lot of investigations, such as tracing wild game supply chains and transportation routes. He admits that the job is not easy, because selling game is illegal. He also said that according to current information, the new coronavirus has not spread to the Wuhan community and the situation in Hong Kong is still safe. He also reminded that if the public travels back to Hong Kong and there are related symptoms, they should tell the medical staff about the contact history.
New type of coronavirus is likely to involve viral gene shuffling and requires reanalysis
Ho Pak Leung, director of the Centre for Infectious and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, estimates that the diseased game has the opportunity to spread through the supply chain and spread the virus. He believes that the new type of coronavirus is likely to involve viral gene shuffling or other mutations and requires more time for detailed analysis.
Does not mean that the source of the disease is from Zhejiang, but bats can fly around and sell around wildlife
Yuan Guoyong, professor of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, emphasized that the newly discovered virus in Wuhan is most similar to a bat SARS virus in Zhejiang Province. May pass through states and provinces ", reminding the public to pay attention to personal hygiene no matter which province or city in the Mainland, when wearing a mask when entering and leaving hospitals, do not go to markets or eat game.
Xu Shuchang said that the new coronavirus may infect wild animals, then mutate genes and infect humans. (Profile picture / Lu Yiming)
Animals were hosted in SARS and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Dr. Huang Tianyou, the president of the Hong Kong Medical Association for Infectious and Infectious Diseases, said that the SARS virus was transmitted from bats to civets, and the Middle East Syndrome Respiratory Disease virus was transmitted from bats to camels. He believes that the new virus may be passed from bats in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province to a certain wild animal, and sold to the market as wild game before being passed on to humans. However, to trace the source of the virus and the entire transmission chain, it is necessary to collect various animal samples for pairing, and add epidemiological investigations to have the opportunity to find a way that fits the entire process. It also explains the disease transmission chain, which is not easy to describe. .
Zhoushan's proximity to Shanghai will pose a threat to Shanghai? Huang Tianyou believes that in theory, the virus may have the chance to spread to the nearest area, but it also depends on whether the locals eat game and how to eat it, and how much game will be exposed to the air during slaughter.
He Bailiang believes that the new type of coronavirus is likely to involve viral gene shuffling and other mutations. (Profile picture / Photo by Lu Yiming)
Huang Tianyou said that tracking the source of the virus's transmission and the entire transmission chain requires the collection of various animal samples for pairing and epidemiological investigations. (Profile picture / Photo by Zheng Cuibi)
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