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Mystery China virus patients could have infected family members
AFP -January 15, 2020 10:08 PM
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BEIJING: A new virus from the same family as the deadly SARS pathogen could have been spread between family members in the Chinese city of Wuhan, local authorities said Wednesday.

The outbreak, which has killed one person, has caused alarm because of the link with SARS (Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which killed 349 people in mainland China and another 299 in Hong Kong in 2002-2003.

One of the 41 patients reported in the city could have been infected by her husband, Wuhan’s health commission said in a statement on Wednesday.




The announcement follows news that a Chinese woman had been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Thailand after travelling there from Wuhan.

No human-to-human transmission of the virus behind the Wuhan outbreak has been confirmed so far, but the health commission said the possibility “cannot be excluded”.

The commission said that one man who had been diagnosed worked at Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which has been identified as the centre of the outbreak, but his wife had been diagnosed with the illness despite reporting “no history of exposure” at the market.

At a press conference on Wednesday following a fact-finding trip to Wuhan, Hong Kong health officials also said that the possibility of human-to-human transmission could not be ruled out despite no “definitive evidence”.


Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, from Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection, said there were two family group cases among the recorded cases in Wuhan, including the husband and wife and a separate case of a father, son and nephew living together.

However, he said mainland doctors believed the three men were most likely to have been exposed to the same virus in the market.

The market has been closed since Jan 1.

The woman diagnosed in Thailand, who is currently in a stable condition, had not reported visiting the seafood market, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.

WHO doctor Maria Van Kerkhove said Tuesday that they “wouldn’t be surprised if there was some limited human-to-human transmission, especially among families who have close contact with one another”.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 1 “Watch” alert for travellers to Wuhan after the patient was diagnosed in Thailand, saying they should practice normal precautions and avoid contact with animals and sick people.

Wuhan’s health commission said on Wednesday that most of the patients diagnosed with the virus were male, and many were middle-aged or elderly.

In Hong Kong, hospitals have raised their alert level to “serious” and stepped up detection measures including temperature checkpoints for inbound travellers.

Hong Kong authorities said on Tuesday that the number of people hospitalised with fever or respiratory symptoms in recent days after travelling to Wuhan had grown to 71, including seven new cases since Friday.

Sixty of that total, however, have already been discharged. None have yet been diagnosed with the new coronavirus

Winnie the pooh will take care of it

oh my....
few minutes ago i go mini market many prc tourist.

This post has been edited by ikankering: Jan 15 2020, 11:08 PM

rip

Ikanmati.

what up with people calling the Chinese China people?

some malaysian has identity crisis is it?

let them come here for free treatment

Shutdown the news, the virus will go away. Kommie style

Ikan mati bervirus.

Nuke prc now

Macam ko ni
Nak generalize Chinese as China

Ko suka tak orang panggil Malay as Indon atau Indian as India?

Nak racist tu jangan nak alim sangat

Better if virus can turn people into zombie.
Them them be apocalypse now.

Home/News/Detail/WHO Statement Regarding Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China
WHO Statement Regarding Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China

9 January 2020 Statement China
中文
Chinese authorities have made a preliminary determination of a novel (or new) coronavirus, identified in a hospitalized person with pneumonia in Wuhan. Chinese investigators conducted gene sequencing of the virus, using an isolate from one positive patient sample. Preliminary identification of a novel virus in a short period of time is a notable achievement and demonstrates China’s increased capacity to manage new outbreaks.

Initial information about the cases of pneumonia in Wuhan provided by Chinese authorities last week – including the occupation, location and symptom profile of the people affected – pointed to a coronavirus (CoV) as a possible pathogen causing this cluster. Chinese authorities subsequently reported that laboratory tests ruled out SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, influenza, avian influenza, adenovirus and other common respiratory pathogens.

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with some causing less-severe disease, such as the common cold, and others more severe disease such as MERS and SARS. Some transmit easily from person to person, while others do not. According to Chinese authorities, the virus in question can cause severe illness in some patients and does not transmit readily between people.

Globally, novel coronaviruses emerge periodically in different areas, including SARS in 2002 and MERS in 2012. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans. As surveillance improves more coronaviruses are likely to be identified.

China has strong public health capacities and resources to respond and manage respiratory disease outbreaks. In addition to treating the patients in care and isolating new cases as they may be identified, public health officials remain focused on continued contact tracing, conducting environmental assessments at the seafood market, and investigations to identify the pathogen causing the outbreak.

In the coming weeks, more comprehensive information is required to understand the current status and epidemiology of the outbreak, and the clinical picture. Further investigations are also required to determine the source, modes of transmission, extent of infection and countermeasures implemented. WHO continues to monitor the situation closely and, together with its partners, is ready to provide technical support to China to investigate and respond to this outbreak.

The preliminary determination of a novel virus will assist authorities in other countries to conduct disease detection and response. Over the past week, people with symptoms of pneumonia and reported travel history to Wuhan have been identified at international airports.

WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travellers. WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the information currently available.

Wow some KNN commie lipoted me

You dont like winnie the pooh?

kesian identiti crisis terserlah.

x paham citizen of China is called Chinese
mati mati mau jadi Chinese even though malaysian

kesian.

must not allow prc to come here

manabulih...no $$$

Woii later kena disease lagi banyak $$$ gone

this is funny