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[Wuhan pneumonia and latest epidemic situation] Kangtai cancels all Chinese tour groups departing from first to seventh day

2020-01-24T03:13:08.350Z


The outbreak of a new coronavirus associated with Wuhan pneumonia continued to spread, and Hong Kong has two confirmed cases as of yesterday (23). The government also announced measures to strengthen epidemic prevention yesterday, including today (24th) requiring all passengers arriving in Hong Kong by high-speed rail to fill out health declaration forms, and the Cathay Pacific Spring Festival held in the West Kowloon Cultural District from the first to fourth day of the New Year, and the Lunar New Year's Cup on the second day of the New Year. Will be cancelled.


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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 11:03

The outbreak of a new coronavirus associated with Wuhan pneumonia continued to spread, and Hong Kong has two confirmed cases as of yesterday (23). The government also announced measures to strengthen epidemic prevention yesterday, including today (24th) requiring all passengers arriving in Hong Kong by high-speed rail to fill out health declaration forms, and the Cathay Pacific Spring Festival held in the West Kowloon Cultural District from the first to fourth day of the New Year, and the Lunar New Year's Cup on the second day of the New Year. Will be cancelled.

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[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.

[10:20] 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 recently was not infected with the new coronavirus pneumonia but was infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

[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 coronavirus.

[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 and 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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