Instant international
Written by: Wang Huishan
2020-02-05 09:11
Last updated: 2020-02-05 09:12Wuhan pneumonia epidemic continues. In tightening quarantine measures and immigration controls, many countries or regions have recorded immigration citizens diagnosed with the new coronavirus. "Hong Kong 01" will continue to follow up on the latest situation of the epidemic.
[Asia-Pacific]
South Korea : There were two more cases of new coronavirus infection on February 5 in South Korea. One of them returned from Singapore. A total of 18 confirmed cases have been reported locally.
The 17th patient diagnosed was a 38-year-old Korean man who recently returned from Singapore to work. He was in contact with a Malaysian man who was diagnosed with the new coronavirus. He was diagnosed with the disease after seeking medical treatment on February 4. The 17th confirmed patient was a 21-year-old Korean woman and the daughter of the 16th confirmed patient, who was tested positive for the virus during isolation.
Japan: Two more confirmed cases were reported in Japan on February 4. One of them was a woman in her 30s who lived in Wuhan. She started to get sick in Japan on January 21 and was confirmed until February 4. The other was a 50-something woman who recently returned from Wuhan on a government plane. Currently, Japan has accumulated 22 cases.
Singapore: The Singaporean government announced on February 4 that an additional 6 confirmed cases were reported locally, bringing the total number of cases to 24.
Of the six new cases, two were Singaporeans who returned to China by charter flight from Wuhan on January 30, but the other four had not been to China. Of these four, three had been from Guangxi. Of the tour groups had close contact, and one person had close contact with another patient.
Thailand: The Thai Ministry of Health announced on February 4 that it will add 6 more confirmed cases, including 4 Thai citizens and 2 Chinese citizens. The four sick Thai citizens included a couple who visited Japan and two drivers who had taken Chinese tourists.
There are currently 25 confirmed cases in Thailand.
Malaysia: Malaysian officials announced on February 4 that there were two new confirmed cases in the country, one of whom was a Malaysian national, and this was the first case of a national infection with Wuhan's new coronavirus in the country.
The 41-year-old Malaysian patient from Selangor is currently in stable condition. Reuters reported that the patient had attended a conference in Singapore last month. A colleague from China, including a Wuhan native, The man became ill on January 29, almost a week after his return to Malaysia.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Malaysia has increased to 10, including 9 Chinese and 1 Malaysian.
India: India confirmed the third case of infection on February 3. Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja confirmed the information and stated that the third case was confirmed in Kerala and the patient was being treated in a district hospital in Kasaragod County At present, the situation is stable. The patient was a student who had recently returned from Wuhan.
The first confirmed case in India was diagnosed on January 30. She was a female student studying at Wuhan University. The patient in the second case arrived in China on January 24 and was confirmed on February 2. The condition is stable and has been isolated.
Vietnam: Vietnam added 2 confirmed cases on February 4th, with a total of 10 cases. According to news from the local Ministry of Health on the 4th, the latest patient is from the northern part of Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. He is a relative of a confirmed person who returned to China after working in Wuhan.
The ninth confirmed case was a 30-year-old man. He was one of eight passengers who returned to Vietnam by charter flight from Wuhan. Four of them were diagnosed earlier.
The Philippines has tightened immigration controls on people from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau after the epidemic reached the country and deaths have occurred. The picture shows a passenger wearing a mask arriving at Manila International Airport in the Philippines on February 3. (AP)
Philippines: Philippine Health Minister Francisco Duque III's press conference in Quezon City on February 2 confirmed that a 44-year-old Chinese man was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia in the Philippines and died of the disease on February 1. This is the second confirmed case in the Philippines and the first death case outside China.
The deceased was the companion of the first diagnosed person in the Philippines. The first diagnosed patient in the Philippines was a 38-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan. She went to Manila via Hong Kong on January 21st, and sought medical treatment on the 25th when she developed symptoms of cough.
Australia : The South Australian Department of Health stated that a 60-year-old couple from Wuhan has been confirmed and is currently undergoing isolation treatment at a hospital in Adelaide. The condition is currently stable. Authorities health officials said they believed the two left Wuhan on January 20 to visit relatives and friends in South Australia.
The picture shows the situation of China Eastern Airlines crew members arriving at Sydney International Airport in Australia on January 23. (Reuters)
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【Europe】
Belgium : The Belgian health department said on February 4 that one of the nine Belgians who had evacuated from Wuhan, China on the 2nd, had a positive test for the new coronavirus. This is the first confirmed case in Belgium.
The health department pointed out that all of the nine people had undergone a series of tests at the military hospital in the capital Brussels, and eight of them tested negative for the new coronavirus.
Germany: The Ministry of Health of Bavaria, Germany, said on February 3 that two more people were diagnosed with new coronavirus pneumonia in the state, one man and one child. The country has so far accumulated 12 confirmed cases.
The health department pointed out that the male patient and the first Chinese woman diagnosed in Germany worked in the same auto parts company; the child patients were children of the same company who had also been diagnosed with the infection earlier.
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom announced the first confirmed case on January 31, with two Chinese patients from the same family. York University (York Unversity) confirmed on February 1 that one of the patients was a student at the school. A university spokesman said the student had not appeared on campus or in a student dormitory before or after the diagnosis of the infection.
【North America】
United States : The United States has added another two confirmed cases, which is the second human-to-human case in the country. San Benito County health department officials said on February 2 that the patient was a couple, and both were 57 years old. The husband recently visited Wuhan and transmitted the virus to his wife who did not arrive in Wuhan. Since the return of their husbands, the two have not left their residence. A total of 11 confirmed cases were diagnosed in the United States.
In addition, the United States Department of Health stated on February 2 that a woman in California was diagnosed with the new coronavirus, the ninth confirmed case in the United States. The female patient recently arrived in Santa Clara County, California from Wuhan to visit her relatives, and her family is being isolated. The health department pointed out that the case was not directly related to earlier confirmed cases in California.
The United States will step up screening of passengers from Wuhan, China. The picture shows a passenger arriving at the Kennedy International Airport in New York City on February 4. (Reuters)
【middle East】
United Arab Emirates : The fifth case of a novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in the UAE on the evening of February 1st. The patient is a Chinese man from Wuhan. The condition is stable.
The first confirmed cases occurred on January 29 in the UAE. The patients were from a family in Wuhan and a total of 4 people were infected. The Ministry of Health stated that the patient's condition was stable.
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