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[Wuhan pneumonia, latest epidemic situation] Two close contacts of the second confirmed person have symptoms

2020-01-24T05:40:02.752Z


The outbreak of a new coronavirus related to Wuhan pneumonia has continued to spread. Hong Kong has two confirmed cases as of yesterday (23). High-speed rail passengers arriving today need to fill out health declaration forms. The number of infected people in the Mainland has exceeded 800, and the death toll has increased to 26. Ten cities, including Wuhan City, Hubei Province, have closed their cities. Wuhan closed the river crossing tunnel tonight at midnight.


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Written by: Golden Chess Chen Qianting Hu Jiaxin Lao Minyi Zhang Meilan

2020-01-24 07:19

Last updated: 2020-01-24 13:31

The outbreak of a new coronavirus related to Wuhan pneumonia has continued to spread. Hong Kong has two confirmed cases as of yesterday (23). High-speed rail passengers arriving today need to fill out health declaration forms.

The number of infected people in the Mainland has exceeded 800, and the death toll has increased to 26. Ten cities, including Wuhan City, Hubei Province, have closed their cities. Wuhan closed the river crossing tunnel tonight at midnight.

[12:38] Press conference of the Center for Health Protection

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, pointed out that the first confirmed 39-year-old male patient was closely tested at MacLehose Isolation Camp. One of them had a fever and was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital. The fever patient was the first patient. Passengers in front and back of the high-speed rail. The second confirmed 56-year-old patient, two close contacts were in an isolation camp, and his wife and another close contact were in the hospital because of symptoms and were awaiting test results.

As of 8am today, 66 new cases have been reported in Hong Kong, with a total of 236 suspected cases. 570 isolated beds and 309 isolated negative pressure wards have been activated.

The Director of Quality and Safety of the Hospital Authority, Chung Kin-li, said that he was arranging accommodation for front-line doctors, and some hotels cooperated and some had concerns. He appealed to the hotel industry to help.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that there is no official answer on the incubation period, and there is no information on whether the incubation period will be transmitted. After discussing with the experts, the suspected cases are generally isolated on the 14th. She said that the WHO said that there was a fourth-generation transmission in Wuhan, but Hong Kong still had to observe whether close contacts had developed the disease, and if so, the second-generation transmission.

On January 24, Zhang Zhujun (left), director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, and Zhong Jianli (right), director of quality and safety at the Hospital Authority, wore masks to meet reporters. (Photo by Hu Jiaxin)

[12:30] State Council: Concealed clues of under-reporting and reporting of epidemic situation will be dealt with seriously, and personnel will be dispatched for inspection.

[12:00] Taiwan restricts export of two types of masks such as N95 for one month.

[11:45] Xingchen and CTS also canceled all Mainland tours from the first day to the seventh day.

[11:25] WHO Representative in China: At this stage, we cannot say whether "closing the city" is effective.

[11:00] Kangtai announced today (24th) that it will immediately cancel all Chinese tour groups that depart from New Year's Day (25th) to New Year's Day (31st). Customers who have registered can choose to transfer and retain 6 group tours. Monthly or after deducting the handling fee, return to the group, which involves about 80 groups, about 2,500 group friends.

[10:50] Medical teams from Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan and other places went to Wuhan to support, and Guangzhou fights against SARS veterans "combat".

[10:20] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health and Zhong Jianli, director of quality and safety of the Hospital Authority, will hold a briefing on the latest situation of new cases of coronavirus infection at 12:30.

[10:00] India clarified that an Indian nurse accused of being infected in a Saudi Arabian hospital was not infected with the new coronavirus pneumonia but was infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

[09:55] Ma Zhongyi, president of the Association of Public Medical Physicians, pointed out that the doctors and nurses have completed the lottery. When the HA starts the procedure, a special medical team will go to the isolation ward to take care of the patients. Rest and live in hospitals to avoid transmitting the virus to family members. The Association is urging relevant departments to arrange enough rooms for medical care.

[09:38] Macao Education and Youth Affairs Bureau announces that non-higher education schools will postpone classes on or after February 10, 2020 (Monday) after the Lunar New Year holiday. The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau has informed the school to arrange appropriate programs for students to study at home. At the same time, private supplementary teaching auxiliary centers and continuing education institutions should cooperate to postpone operation until February 10 (Monday) or later.

[09:14] South Korea confirmed the second case of pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus infection, and several suspected cases in Australia.

[08:20] The National Health and Health Commission announced on Friday (24th) that 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia of new coronavirus infection were received in 29 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities), including 177 severe cases and 25 deaths; deaths 24 cases were from Hubei Province and 1 case was from Hebei Province.

[07:01] The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan said on Friday (24th) that there was a second confirmed case of Wuhan's new coronavirus pneumonia in the local area. The 40-year-old male patient came from Wuhan, visited Tokyo, and is currently in hospital.

[07:00] As of 7 am, the number of confirmed diagnoses nationwide increased to 653, and 18 people died.

[03:50] CCTV News reported on Friday (24th) that as of 12:00 midnight on Thursday (23rd), 4 new cases of pneumonia confirmed by new coronavirus infection had been added in Beijing. The patients were all male and all were Has Hubei contact history.

[03:00] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday (23) raised the alert level for Wuhan travel to the third level. It is recommended that citizens avoid traveling if necessary.

[02:40] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday (23) that the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern. It also said that the move was "too early", but they The mutations are being closely tracked.

[02:10] The People's Daily reported on Friday (24th) that as of 12:00 midnight on Thursday (23rd), the number of confirmed pneumonia cases of the new coronavirus infection in Guangxi had increased to eight. A total of 113 close contacts have been tracked by the authorities, all of whom are undergoing medical observation.

[02:00] On the evening of Thursday (23) in Guangdong Province, a first-level response to a major public health emergency was initiated. The Zhuhai City's Leading Group Office for Prevention and Control of Epidemics made an announcement in accordance with the requirements of a first-level emergency response, including stopping the market, flower market, and rally. , Theater performances, and other crowd gathering activities, all festivals and events in the city are temporarily suspended. Citizens must take good personal protection to reduce visits to relatives and friends and places with many people. High-risk groups should consciously complete community registration and comprehensively strengthen traffic health quarantine. All bus stations, water transportation terminals, urban rail stations, Zhuhai Airport, and other transportation stations and entry-exit ports in the city are subject to health quarantine. Entry-exit personnel must cooperate with the detection of body temperature.

[00:30] The Hebei Province Health and Medical Commission said on Thursday (23rd) that the second confirmed case of pneumonitis associated with a new coronavirus infection was confirmed. The 80-year-old male patient, Chen, was from Nanpi County, Cangzhou City, and went to Visited relatives in Wuhan and lived there for about 2 months. After returning to Nanpi County, he developed symptoms such as chest tightness and dyspnea. He was admitted to the hospital for isolation treatment, accompanied by hypertension, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other diseases. He was rescued on Wednesday (22th) Ineffective death.

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