The Center for Infectious Disease Prevention Identified First Case of Disease from Person to Person in Chicago
Doctors at a hospital in China treat the corona casualty // Photo: Reuters
The National Center for the Prevention of Sticker Distribution in the United States announced Thursday (Thursday) that a first case of human-to-person infection with the Corona virus has been discovered in the United States.
Coincidentally, in the city of Chicago, a woman returning from a visit to China infected her husband with the Corona virus several days after returning. According to media reports in the United States, both patients are in their 60s.
This is the sixth case of the disease approved by the United States in the United States. State media outlets today report that a group of 21 people are being held in isolation on suspicion of contracting the disease in the state of Wisconsin
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"This is a very serious case that is endangering public health," said Dr. Nancy Masonier, director of the National Center for Vaccine and Respiratory Diseases in the United States.
The United Nations Health Organization is expected to convene in the coming hours and decide whether to declare an international emergency. Earlier this week, the organization decided not to declare the corona virus simplicity as an international emergency.
A brutal reality in China - Russia closed the border
Heartbreaking: A disabled Chinese boy is found dead today (as a result of the corona's disease, after he was abandoned to his fate at home due to the scare of the virus.
The boy, suffering from cerebral palsy, was left alone after his parents were hospitalized when they were sick in Corona and the rest of the villagers he lives in, in the Hubei province affected by the epidemic.
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The villagers, located 90 kilometers from the outbreak center of the city of Wuhan, were afraid to approach the house where the disabled young man lay. The boy, named Jan Chang, was found dead in his bed less than six days after his parents were hospitalized. Authorities said they are investigating the case.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin today signed an order to close the border with China in the Far East. The current move comes after the order of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to do everything possible to prevent the spread of the Corona virus.
"We will update everyone regarding the closure of the border in the Far East region, as well as further steps taken by the government," the statement by Prime Minister Mishustin to the Cabinet convened today.
Russia has been closely monitoring the Corona virus since the outbreak was known. As the spread of the virus gains momentum, a special force is appointed by the government to prevent the spread of the deadly virus into the borders of the state. Only recently has the Russian Foreign Minister warned the Federation's citizens about traveling and visiting China "unless there is an urgent need."