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Written by: Xu Anan
2020-02-15 13:39
Last updated: 2020-02-15 13:42The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2019 continues. There were 8 new confirmed cases in Japan on February 14 a day, and patients were distributed in several metropolitan counties, which is worrying. Whether the Congress will have a large-scale outbreak.
World Health Organization (WHO) senior adviser Kuni Fujina expressed concern about the situation in Japan on the 14th. He also said that the situation in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China has improved, and "there is light at the end of the tunnel."
There were 8 new confirmed cases in Japan on February 14, with patients from 6 prefectures. The picture shows tourists in Tokyo shopping on February 13. (Getty)
Japan ’s Kyodo.com quoted a senior adviser from the World Health Organization (WHO) Kuniko Shinto to speak at an emergency symposium of the Japanese Society for Environmental Infections on the 14th: "In Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the number of confirmed patients has shown a downward trend. There is light. Now the world is worried about Japan. I hope to keep working hard. "
As a specialist in infectious disease control, Kuniko Shinto mentioned the doctors and patients who had been diagnosed with the "Jesang Aida Hospital" in Asagi-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, and said that it was necessary to re-examine the condition of the medical institutions, including the visitor's Infection and stop the chain of infection from expanding.
The hospital was confirmed by a surgeon in his 50s on the 13th. After that, the second confirmed patient in the county was a man in his 70s who worked in agriculture. He went to the Jisheng Yutian Hospital on the 13th and was admitted to the hospital. He was later diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia.
At the symposium, Fujimoto Naoko also pointed out that the data showed that the new virus was more infectious than seasonal influenza. Those with mild disease produced more virus on the 3rd to 4th day.
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