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Written by: Wang Jie En Lao Xianliang
2020-01-20 22:52
Last updated: 2020-01-20 22:54The outbreak of unknown pneumonia in Wuhan has been confirmed. According to the latest figures, 218 cases have been confirmed in the Mainland so far, and Shanghai is the first case.
CCTV News today (20th) visited Zhong Nanshan, the leader of the high-level expert group of the National Health and Medical Commission and SARS expert. He pointed out that two patients in Guangdong had not been to Wuhan, but a family member had contracted the disease after going to Wuhan. Therefore, the virus must be passed In addition, medical personnel are infected, and it is "relatively likely" to be transmitted to humans through wild animals, and I urge that you do not go to Wuhan without special circumstances.
Zhong Nanshan, the leader of the high-level expert group of the National Health and Health Commission, said that the virus "certainly passed on from person to person." (Screenshot of CCTV News)
Transmission to humans through wildlife is "larger possibility"
Zhong Nanshan said that from the preliminary epidemiological analysis, it is "a relatively large possibility" to spread to humans through wildlife. He also pointed out that the virus is not well known at present, and the source of the disease is unknown for the moment.
Zhong Nanshan said that human-to-human transmission still occurs after the seafood market is closed, so vigilance should be taken. He also pointed out that from the current information, the virus "certainly passed on from person to person." He explained that the two patients in Guangdong had not been to Wuhan, but their family members got sick when they went to Wuhan. After the family members went home, both were infected with the virus.
CCTV News today (20th) visited Zhong Nanshan, the leader of the high-level expert group of the National Health and Medical Commission. (Screenshot of CCTV News)
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