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Written by: Cheng Yihua Liang Kaiyi
2020-02-29 09:18
Last updated: 2020-02-29 09:21Coronavirus disease (COVID-19, commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) has spread in many countries around the world in 2019, and after Japan, the outbreaks in South Korea, Iran and Italy have shown signs of intensification. This article continues to follow up on the latest situation of epidemics around the world.
Key reports:
South Korea : South Korea added 594 confirmed cases in the morning of February 29, with a total of 2,931 cases.
The government announced on February 28 that there was an increase of 571 cases in a single day, setting a new single-day high. Of the new cases, 447 came from Daegu City, the hardest hit area.
South Korea also added a new death on February 27. It is a 74-year-old man from Daegu. He is a believer in Xintiandi Church. He was confirmed on February 25. He was isolated at home and awaiting admission, but his condition deteriorated during the month. He rushed to the hospital on the 27th, but died a few hours later. The total number of local deaths has increased to 13. Affected by the epidemic, the United States and South Korea on February 27 decided to postpone a joint military exercise.
The epidemic in South Korea is still concentrated in Daegu City and Gyeongbuk-do, Gyeongbuk. However, the epidemic has begun to affect the Korean military and US forces in South Korea, and it is worrying whether it will have a greater impact on the government. The picture shows a worker wearing protective clothing stacking medical waste (AP) from a confirmed patient in a medical center on February 24, Daegu, South Korea
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Japan:
17 new confirmed cases in Japan
Japan added 17 confirmed cases on February 28, bringing the number of infected people nationwide to 936 (including the confirmed case of the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship), of which 12 were in Hokkaido, and the cumulative diagnosis in Hokkaido rose to 66, which is Japan. Administrative region with the most cases in the country. Governor Hokkaido Naoto Suzuki has announced a state of emergency on February 28, calling on people to stay at home this weekend.
A British male passenger dies in the Diamond Princess
In terms of deaths, Japan added three more cases on February 28, including a 70-year-old man in Wakayama Prefecture and a 70-year-old woman in Tokyo. She was a passenger of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, and one more A British male passenger of the "Princess Diamond". The number of deaths from the Diamond Princess has increased to six.
There are more than 900 confirmed cases across Japan, of which more than 700 were passengers and crew of the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
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Iran : Iran ’s Ministry of Health officials announced on February 28 that the country ’s cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 388 and the epidemic has killed 34 people. The previous day, there were 245 confirmed cases and 26 deaths. The BBC reported that Iran had at least 210 deaths, but officials denied it immediately.
Iranian official media reported on February 27 that the country's female vice president, Masoumeh Ebtekar, was diagnosed with a new coronavirus. She was the first cabinet official in Hassan Rouhani to become infected.
Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar confirmed to be infected with new coronavirus (AFP)
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Italy : Italian officials announced on February 28 that the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 888, of which 21 have died and another 46 have been discharged.
Most cases are concentrated in the hardest hit northern regions. The outbreak in Italy first occurred on January 31, from two Chinese tourists traveling by cruise ship. However, after a period of calm, the number of confirmed cases began to surge, and the epidemic spread from the hardest hit area in the north to Sicily in the south.
Affected by the epidemic, the arcade street of Emmanuel II of Milan, Italy also became deserted on February 26. (AP)
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Kyrgyz Republic : Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Abdrakhmanov said on February 28 that a Kyrgyz citizen stranded in Japan was diagnosed with the new coronavirus pneumonia and he will be treated at a local hospital until he is cured. The patient was a crew member of the Princess Diamond. No confirmed case of Wuhan pneumonia has occurred in Kyrgyz territory.
First confirmed diagnosis in multiple countries:
Azerbaijan : The first confirmed case of Azerbaijan occurred on February 28. The patient was a Russian citizen and arrived in Azerbaijan from Iran.
Belarus : The first confirmed case of Belarus occurred on February 27. The local Ministry of Health announced that an Iranian citizen was diagnosed with the infection and that the patient was a student from Iran.
Iceland : Iceland's first confirmed case occurred on February 28. The patient had been to northern Italy.
Lithuania (Lithuania ): The first confirmed case in Lithuania occurred on February 28. The patient is a woman who travelled to Verona, a northern Italian city, and returned home this week.
Mexico: Mexican officials confirmed on February 28 that the first two confirmed cases were reported locally, the second country in Latin America, and the first was Brazil. Two male patients visited Italy.
New Zealand : The first confirmed case occurred in New Zealand on February 28. The patient, a 60-year-old New Zealand citizen, had travelled to Iran and returned home via Bali, Indonesia, on the 26th.
Nigeria : The Ministry of Health of Nigeria stated on February 28 that the country had its first confirmed case. The patient was diagnosed with infection in Lagos State (also the capital of Lagos). He is an Italian citizen working in Nigeria and returned to Nigeria from Milan on February 25.
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Cruise Liner "Diamond Princess":
"Diamond Princess" 14 more confirmed
Japan ’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced on February 26 that the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” had 14 more confirmed cases, bringing the total number of confirmed patients on board to 705. The 14 additional patients were 5 passengers and 9 crew members, 12 of whom had no symptoms such as cough and fever.
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported on February 25 that an 80-year-old "Princess Princess" cruise passenger had died during hospitalization, bringing the number of confirmed deaths on board to the fourth case.
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Afghanistan (Afghanistan): The Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health announced on February 24 that the first case was confirmed in Herat, in the western part of the local area, and was one of three suspected patients.
Algeria : The first case was confirmed on February 25 in an African country. The patient was an Italian man. He arrived in Algeria on February 17 and is currently under quarantine.
Australia: Victoria confirmed on February 25 that there was one new confirmed case in the province. This has increased the number of confirmed cases in Australia to 23.
The latest confirmed patient was one of the passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, who was diagnosed in isolation and observed outside Darwin, Northern Territory. The patient is currently recovering with two other cruise tourists from Victoria.
Austria: Austria added 3 confirmed cases on February 27, all from the capital Vienna. Together with the 2 confirmed cases in Tyrol on February 25, there were a total of 5 cases nationwide.
Bahrain : On February 28, Bahrain announced that two additional confirmed cases, Saudi and Bahraini citizens, had visited Iran. The total number of cases nationwide has increased to 38.
Brazil: Brazil officially announced the first confirmed case in Sao Paulo on February 26. The patient was a 61-year-old man who visited Lombardy, Italy from February 9-21. This case is also the first case of infection in South America.
The epidemic in Italy continued, with a sixth death in the country on February 24. The patient was a woman from Crema, Lombardy. She had cancer. She was diagnosed the next day and died the next day. The picture shows the soldiers stationed in the Cathedral Square of Milan, Italy, talking with passersby on February 24. (AP)
Cambodia: The country confirmed the first confirmed case in its territory on January 27. Health Minister Mam Bunheng said on the 27th that the patient was a 60-year-old Chinese male citizen living in the port city of Sihanoukville.
Canada : The sixth confirmed case in Ontario on February 27 is also the first person-to-person case in the province. The patient was a man in his 60s, and his wife visited Iran and was diagnosed with the infection on February 24, becoming the fifth confirmed patient in the province.
On February 24, British Columbia, Canada, confirmed another new case of coronavirus, the seventh in the province. The patient was a man in his 40s who had contact with one of the confirmed patients in British Columbia. There are currently 11 cases nationwide.
A new putative case was added to Toronto, Canada on February 23, bringing the number of confirmed diagnoses in Ontario to four. The new patient is a female who arrived in Canada from China on the 21st.
British Columbia (British Columbia) announced on February 20 an additional presumed case, the sixth in the province. Officials said she was surprised that a woman in her 30s had contracted the disease, mainly because she had only visited Iran and thought it was a sign of widespread spread.
Croatia: The third case in Croatia on February 26. The patient was from Parma in northern Italy. The first patient in Croatia was a 25-year-old man who had traveled to Milan, Italy, and his twin brother was later diagnosed.
Denmark: On February 27, Denmark confirmed the first local case of a new coronavirus infection. It was a man who had recently skied in northern Italy.
Egypt: The Egyptian Ministry of Health stated on February 14 that the first case of Wuhan pneumonia was confirmed locally. The patient is a Chinese who is being isolated in a hospital and is being treated in isolation. The current situation is stable.
The Ministry of Health stated that the patient entered from Cairo International Airport and had no symptoms, but was diagnosed after the test. Authorities stated in the statement that WHO was notified immediately and took all necessary precautions.
Estonia (Estonia): The European country Estonia announced on February 27 that the first confirmed case occurred.
Finland: Finland confirmed the second case on February 26. The patient was a Finnish woman who had traveled to Milan, Italy and is currently receiving hospital in the capital, Helsinki. The first confirmed case occurred in Finland on January 29. The patient was a 32-year-old woman from Wuhan, Hubei, China.
France: France added 19 confirmed cases on February 28. There are a total of 57 confirmed cases across the country, of which 2 have died and another 12 have been discharged.
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Georgia : Georgia confirmed the second case on February 28. The patient was a Georgian woman who had traveled to Italy. Georgia's first case was confirmed on February 26. The patient was a Georgian citizen who had travelled to Iran and took a minibus across the border with Azerbaijan before being taken to hospital.
Germany (Germany): According to the official announcement, as of February 28, there were 27 new confirmed cases in a single day in Germany. Baden-Wuerttemberg. There are 53 confirmed cases nationwide.
At first, most of the patients in Germany were from Bavaria, and were employees or family members of Webasto, an auto parts manufacturer. An employee of the company from China came to Germany to attend a course and infected German colleagues.
Greece: Greece added 2 confirmed cases on February 27. A total of 3 cases were reported nationwide, 2 patients from the northern city of Thessaloniki, and 1 patient from Athens.
India : The third confirmed case occurred on February 3 in the country, and all three cases occurred in Kerala, the country's southern province.
Iraq: A new confirmed case was reported on February 28 in Iraq. The patient was a 32-year-old man who had visited Iran. There are a total of 8 confirmed cases across the country.
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Israel: Israel added a confirmed case on February 27. The patient had traveled to Italy and returned from Milan on February 23. Earlier, two passengers from the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" were diagnosed, and a total of 3 cases were confirmed across the country.
Kuwait : Officials from the Ministry of Health stated that the country confirmed 2 confirmed cases on February 28, and the total number of confirmed cases increased to 45. Officials said one of the cases had been to Iran and the other was infected by a person who had been to Iran.
Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya quoted the Ministry of Health as saying on the 28th. A doctor who attended a press conference held by the department on the 28th pointed out that two patients had recently arrived in Iran. They are now in good health.
The first confirmed case occurred on February 24, and there were 5 patients. The five of them all arrived in Kuwait on the 22th by taking a flight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. There were about 700 passengers on board. Among the five patients, there was one Kuwaiti citizen, one Saudi citizen, and one stateless Arab.
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Lebanon: Lebanon confirmed the fourth case on February 28. The patient was a Syrian woman. The first three confirmed cases in Lebanon all arrived in Lebanon by plane from Iran.
Malaysia (Malaysia): The Malaysian health department said on February 15 that a new case appeared in the area, an 83-year-old American woman entering Cambodia. She was previously a passenger of the "Westerdam" cruise ship. After disembarking to Cambodia, I flew to Malaysia. Her accompanying husband was not infected.
Nepal: The country said on January 24 that a 32-year-old man from Wuhan, China, was tested positive for the virus. The patient was discharged after being isolated, treated and healed.
Netherlands : The Netherlands confirmed the second case on February 28. The patient is from the capital Amsterdam and has traveled to northern Italy. The first case was from the southern city of Tilburg and had also traveled to northern Italy.
North Macedonia : North Macedonia confirmed the first case on February 26. The patient has traveled to Italy.
Norway : The Public Health Agency announced on February 27 that three cases were confirmed. It is believed that two of them were infected in Italy and one was infected in Iran. Norway announced the first confirmed case on February 26. The patient returned to Norway from China last week. There have been 4 confirmed cases nationwide.
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Oman: Two new confirmed cases were confirmed on the 24th. Both female patients have been to Iran. The total number of confirmed cases in Oman so far is four.
Pakistan : Pakistan confirmed the first two cases on February 26. One of the patients stayed in the holy city of Qom in Iran for 3 days and left on February 20. Another patient diagnosed in Islamabad has also been to Iran.
Philippines (Philippines): On February 5, the Philippines confirmed a new case of infection with Wuhan's new coronavirus, the cumulative number of cases increased to three. The country ’s Ministry of Health confirmed on February 2 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.
Romania : Minister of Health Victor Costache announced on February 26 the first confirmed case of a new type of coronavirus pneumonia. The patient was from Gorj County in the south and had direct contact with an Italian citizen who had arrived in Romania within a month.
Russia (Russia): The Russian Embassy in Japan said on February 17 that a sample of a Russian woman on board tested positive. She was the first Russian citizen to be diagnosed. The embassy said on the 17th that she will be sent to the hospital for medical treatment.
There were two confirmed cases in the country on January 31. Both patients are Chinese citizens and they have recovered and were discharged.
Singapore: Two new confirmed cases were reported on February 28 in Singapore. There were a total of 98 cases nationwide, of which 69 were discharged.
Spain : Spain's first case of local infection occurred on February 27. The patient, a 62-year-old man, has been admitted to a hospital in Seville since February 20. There are a total of 17 cases nationwide. A total of 2 patients have been discharged.
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Sri Lanka: The first confirmed case in the country was confirmed on January 27. The patient is a 43-year-old Chinese female tourist from Hubei Province.
Sweden: The Public Health Agency announced on February 27 that there were 5 new confirmed cases, of which 2 had close contact with confirmed patients visiting Italy, 1 had been to northern Italy, 1 had been to Germany, 1 Have been to Iran. There are a total of 7 confirmed cases across the country.
Switzerland (Switzerland) : 8 new cases were confirmed in Switzerland on February 27. One of the new female patients was from Basel-City and had traveled to Milan, Italy. The first confirmed cases were also recorded in five other states, including Vaud, Zurich and Aargau. There are 9 confirmed cases.
Thailand : One confirmed case occurred on February 28, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 41. The patient is a 25-year-old Thai man who works as a tour guide. He recently returned from South Korea and was confirmed on the 24th.
So far, 28 patients have been discharged from Thailand and 13 remain in hospital.
United Arab Emirates : In the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates added 2 new cases on February 22, bringing the total to 13 cases. The two patients were an Iranian couple, a 70-year-old husband and a 64-year-old wife. The former is in stable condition and is in the intensive care unit.
The country also announced 2 more local confirmed cases earlier on the 22nd, bringing the total to 11 cases. Two additional cases were a 34-year-old Filipino citizen and a 39-year-old Bangladeshi citizen who had recently contacted the Chinese. Two people are in stable condition.
United Kingdom: The first confirmed case in Welsh and two more confirmed patients in England. After adding a case confirmed in Northern Ireland on the evening of the 27th, the total number of confirmed cases in the UK has so far increased to 19 cases.
Both patients in England were infected in Iran.
Patients from the Swansea region of Wales were infected in northern Italy before entering the UK. Public Health Wales says it is working to identify people who have had close contact with patients.
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United States (United States): The United States added a confirmed case on February 28, and the patient was the 10th in California. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are a total of 62 confirmed cases across the country, including 44 cruise passengers, 3 expatriates evacuated from Wuhan, 1 unknown source of infection, and most of the remaining 14 people have been to China or have been in China. person. The number of confirmed cases has increased to 63.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center confirmed on February 20 that 11 of the 13 Princess Cruises evacuation charter passengers received by the hospital were diagnosed with the new type of pneumonia, and the other 2 were negative. 14 people have been diagnosed on the US cruise ship charter flights.
The State Council and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint statement stating that during the disembarkation of passengers to the airport, the United States was informed that 14 people had positive virus test results a few days ago. After consulting with experts, they decided to put these patients on the plane and Isolate them from other passengers by standard.
The US Centers for Disease Control announced an additional confirmed case on February 13. The patient returned to China by charter flight from Wuhan, China last week, and was then quarantined at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to cruise passengers, there are a total of 15 cases across the country.
Vietnam (Vietnam): The Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued a statement on February 25 stating that all 16 patients with new-type coronavirus pneumonia confirmed in the country have been cured. The last patient is currently in good condition, but it is not known when he will be discharged.
One more person became infected on February 13, and the total number of cases nationwide increased to 16. The new patient is a 50-year-old man from Son Loi, Binh Xuyen, Binh Xuyen, Vinh Phuc. The father of a previously diagnosed patient. The patient's two daughters and his wife have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
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