[Wuhan pneumonia 1.22 latest outbreak] The first confirmed case in the United States appears North Korea stops receiving tourists

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Written by: Golden Chess

2020-01-22 07:16

The outbreak of a new coronavirus that caused Wuhan pneumonia continued to expand. As of early this morning (22nd), eight provinces and four municipalities in the Mainland had failed to comply, and the number of confirmed diagnoses reached 320. Yesterday, a female Taiwanese businessman who had visited Wuhan confirmed infection after returning to Taiwan. In Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located, six of the 270 patients died.

In Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority yesterday (21st) stated that 21 of all reported cases remained in hospital for isolation and 19 were in stable condition. Two North District Hospital patients were critically ill and one was severely ill because of their own illness. There have been no confirmed cases of new coronavirus infection in public hospitals.

As of 11 pm on the 21st, the total number of confirmed and suspected cases in the Asia-Pacific region. (Hong Kong 01 drawing)

[02:50] According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first case of pneumonia was confirmed. The patient was a 30-year-old man living in Snohomish County, Washington State. He had traveled to Wuhan and returned to China. She developed symptoms and was admitted to hospital last week due to pneumonia. She is now in stable condition.

[02:30] The National Health and Health Commission stated that two cases were confirmed in Jiangxi. One 56-year-old male patient was named Luo, and the other 50-year-old male patient was named Chen. Both are currently severe cases.

[02:15] Lu Qiuluwei, an assistant professor of journalism at the Hong Kong Baptist University and former director of global news at Phoenix TV, posted on Facebook that she wrote an article titled "Hong Kong People in the Clouds of Pneumonia" for Tencent, and it was published less than 10 hours later Removed. Qiu Luwei also quoted "relevant people" that Zhong Nanshan, the leader of the high-level expert group of the National Health and Medical Commission who had previously visited Wuhan to learn about the epidemic, would no longer accept media interviews.

[02:00] The Sichuan Provincial Health and Health Commission stated that the second confirmed case of pneumonia of imported new coronavirus infection was confirmed. The patient is a 57-year-old man who lives in Wuhan. He had a fever, Coughing went to a hospital in Guang'an City for treatment, and then received isolation treatment.

[01:05] China ’s Young Pioneer Tours, which specializes in North Korean tour groups, revealed that due to the spread of pneumonia, North Korean authorities will temporarily suspend the reception of all foreign tourists.

[01:00] Singapore ’s Ministry of Health announced that Changi Airport will test the temperature of all passengers from Chinese flights from Wednesday (22nd); those who have visited China within 14 days before the onset of illness and have pneumonia should be quarantined. Those who had visited a Chinese hospital within 14 days before the onset of illness and had severe respiratory infections also needed to be quarantined.

[00:30] Kunming City announced on the 21st that a 51-year-old man was confirmed to be infected with a new coronavirus, the first case in Yunnan Province and an imported case. The patient was from Wuhan. He went from Wuhan to Kunming on the 15th of this month. Due to fever and fatigue, he went to the Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province on the 16th and was referred to the Yunnan Provincial Infectious Diseases Hospital for isolation and treatment on the 17th. The test results showed that the detection of the new coronavirus nucleic acid was positive, and the patient's condition improved steadily. Those who were in close contact with him did not have any abnormalities through medical observation.

[00:20] The first case of infection also occurred in Hunan Province. The patient is a 57-year-old woman named Luo. She is from Qingshan District, Wuhan. She visited relatives in Changsha, Hunan. She developed fever, cough, and other symptoms. She was admitted to a designated hospital for isolation and treatment on the 16th of this month. Stable, body temperature has returned to normal, and all close contacts have no abnormalities such as fever.

SARS expert Yuan Guoyong (second from left) pointed out that Wuhan has become a new pneumonia epidemic area, and he appealed not to go unless necessary. (Photo by Luo Junhao)

The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan has continued to expand. In addition to the outbreak of a major infection in Wuhan, Hubei has 12 new cases yesterday, including a doctor and four nurses. In addition to Beijing and Shanghai Overseas, the other two municipalities Tianjin and Chongqing also announced their first cases yesterday.

There are many cases of infection in many cities in Guangdong, with Shenzhen accounting for the most, with a total of 10 cases. Confirmed cases were found in Chengdu, Sichuan, Qingdao, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Zhengzhou, Henan. A total of at least six provinces and all four municipalities yesterday had human infections. Some of them were local Wuhan residents, which were imported cases. A Taiwanese businesswoman who went to Wuhan to do business was also diagnosed yesterday, the first case on the island.

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