WHO Considers Declaring Global Health Emergency regarding the Novel Coronavirus Spreading From China
WHO West Pacific Regional Office released latest information about coronavirus on social media, indicating the coronavirus strain is transmissible between humans.
On January 22, WHO will hold an emergency meeting to consider declaring a global health emergency.
Source: NOW news
#Jan21 #ChinaPneumonia #Wuhan #WHO
WHO West Pacific Regional Office released latest information about coronavirus on social media, indicating the coronavirus strain is transmissible between humans.
On January 22, WHO will hold an emergency meeting to consider declaring a global health emergency.
Source: NOW news
#Jan21 #ChinaPneumonia #Wuhan #WHO
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In China, 317 cases of the novel coronavirus are reported by the authorities. 6 deaths are resulted so far.
#Wuhan #ChinaPneumonia
In China, 317 cases of the novel coronavirus are reported by the authorities. 6 deaths are resulted so far.
#ChinaPneumonia #Wuhan
Chinese Health Authorities: Wuhan patients as super-speaders of new coronavirus
Epidemic preventive measures
have been strengthened in Wuhan and Guangdong province, China.
In Wuhan, where the new pneumonia originated from, municipal government announced access control on January 21 covering travel tours. 2,000 hospital beds were reserved, private cars coming or leaving the city were spot-checked for the presence of live birds or wild animals.
In Guangdong Province, 30 designated hospitals were set up to receive patients with the new pneumonia virus in Wuhan; medical staff were asked to cancel vacations leave.
Zhong Nanshan, an expert of the National Health and Health Commission, said that patients who transmitted the virus to multiple medical staff in Wuhan can be identified as super communicators. He also said that there is no specific cure for the disease yet at this very moment.
Source: Now News #Jan21
Chinese Health Authorities: Wuhan patients as super-speaders of new coronavirus
Epidemic preventive measures
have been strengthened in Wuhan and Guangdong province, China.
In Wuhan, where the new pneumonia originated from, municipal government announced access control on January 21 covering travel tours. 2,000 hospital beds were reserved, private cars coming or leaving the city were spot-checked for the presence of live birds or wild animals.
In Guangdong Province, 30 designated hospitals were set up to receive patients with the new pneumonia virus in Wuhan; medical staff were asked to cancel vacations leave.
Zhong Nanshan, an expert of the National Health and Health Commission, said that patients who transmitted the virus to multiple medical staff in Wuhan can be identified as super communicators. He also said that there is no specific cure for the disease yet at this very moment.
Source: Now News #Jan21
Update HKT1216 #Jan22
#ChinaPneumonia #Global
First Case Confirmed in Macau and the U.S.; Over 400 Cases of Wuhan Pneumonia Around the World
Thailand confirmed one more new of the novel coronavirus infection, adding up to 3 cases in the country. On the same day, the United States confirmed their first case and the patient had been to Wuhan, China.
Macau also had its first case confirmed. The patient crossed the China-Macau border and had mainly stayed in a casino in Macau.
Source: Now News
#ChinaPneumonia #Global
First Case Confirmed in Macau and the U.S.; Over 400 Cases of Wuhan Pneumonia Around the World
Thailand confirmed one more new of the novel coronavirus infection, adding up to 3 cases in the country. On the same day, the United States confirmed their first case and the patient had been to Wuhan, China.
Macau also had its first case confirmed. The patient crossed the China-Macau border and had mainly stayed in a casino in Macau.
Source: Now News
#ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
#Coronavirus: China to halt all transport out of Wuhan as death toll reaches 17
//Chinese authorities will suspend all outbound transport from Wuhan, the city at the centre of an outbreak of the mysterious Sars-like coronavirus, which has so far killed 17 people.
Bus, subway, ferry and long-distance passenger transportation networks from the city will be suspended from 10am local time on Thursday, state media reported. The city’s airport and train stations will also be closed to outgoing passengers.//
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#Coronavirus: China to halt all transport out of Wuhan as death toll reaches 17
//Chinese authorities will suspend all outbound transport from Wuhan, the city at the centre of an outbreak of the mysterious Sars-like coronavirus, which has so far killed 17 people.
Bus, subway, ferry and long-distance passenger transportation networks from the city will be suspended from 10am local time on Thursday, state media reported. The city’s airport and train stations will also be closed to outgoing passengers.//
Read further:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/22/coronavirus-china-measures-rein-spread-mutate-disease-death-toll?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Telegram
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Coronavirus: China to bar 11m residents from leaving city at centre of outbreak
Government unveils new countermeasures as country prepares for lunar new year as death toll doubles to 17
HKT1431 #Jan24 #Coronavirus #ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
2 Suspected Case of Novel Coronavirus Coming from Chinese Tourists in Finland
2 Chinese tourists from Wuhan, China, developed symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection when visiting Ivalo in Finland. They have previously visited Lapland in Finland. The local health authorities is currently running test to identify the virus.
Source：https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11173595
2 Suspected Case of Novel Coronavirus Coming from Chinese Tourists in Finland
2 Chinese tourists from Wuhan, China, developed symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection when visiting Ivalo in Finland. They have previously visited Lapland in Finland. The local health authorities is currently running test to identify the virus.
Source：https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11173595
HKT#Jan24 #ChinaPneumonia Outbreak
Two more people in Hong Kong test positive for Wuhan virus
[Editor's note:
When Hong Kong Education Bureau was at the time,considering the extension of Lunar new year holiday for schools, Macau government announced on January 24 the suspension of non-tietiary education until February 10.]
//Another two people have tested positive in Hong Kong for the deadly Wuhan virus, taking the total in the SAR so far to four.
Officials said on Friday that the latest patients are both women, with one being treated in Tuen Mun Hospital and the other in Sha Tin's Prince of Wales Hospital.
Both had recently been in the Hubei city of Wuhan, which is the epicentre of the spreading outbreak.//
Source: RTHK; Now News #Jan24
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Two more people in Hong Kong test positive for Wuhan virus
[Editor's note:
When Hong Kong Education Bureau was at the time,considering the extension of Lunar new year holiday for schools, Macau government announced on January 24 the suspension of non-tietiary education until February 10.]
//Another two people have tested positive in Hong Kong for the deadly Wuhan virus, taking the total in the SAR so far to four.
Officials said on Friday that the latest patients are both women, with one being treated in Tuen Mun Hospital and the other in Sha Tin's Prince of Wales Hospital.
Both had recently been in the Hubei city of Wuhan, which is the epicentre of the spreading outbreak.//
Source: RTHK; Now News #Jan24
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HKT1515 #Jan24
#ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
2 More New Cases Confirmed in Singapore; The Philippines to Deport 135 Chinese Tourists from Wuhan
On January 24, Singapore confirmed 2 more new cases of Wuhan Pneumonia, accumulating to a total of 3 cases.
The same day the Philippines announced the deportation of over 135 Chinese tourists from Wuhan who landed at the Kalibo International Airport on January 23.
Source: TVB; Apple Daily
#Singapore #ThePhilippines
#ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
2 More New Cases Confirmed in Singapore; The Philippines to Deport 135 Chinese Tourists from Wuhan
On January 24, Singapore confirmed 2 more new cases of Wuhan Pneumonia, accumulating to a total of 3 cases.
The same day the Philippines announced the deportation of over 135 Chinese tourists from Wuhan who landed at the Kalibo International Airport on January 23.
Source: TVB; Apple Daily
#Singapore #ThePhilippines
#ChinaPneumonia
Experts from University of Hong Kong: Wearing Facemasks and Using Handrubs is Critical to Curb Further Outbreak in Hong Kong
One more suspected case of novel coronavirus was found in in Chi Fu Fa Yuen in Hong Kong in the night of 24 January. The concerned resident is being tested.
A research team led by Professor Kwok-Yung YUEN, microbiologist, surgeon and physician, from the University of Hong Kong has published on Lancet, a medical journal, reminding citizens to wear facemasks and use disinfectants. Yuen said the following few days is critical in curbing a community outbreak of Wuhan Pneumomia in Hong Kong.
Source: RTHK; Internet #Jan25
Experts from University of Hong Kong: Wearing Facemasks and Using Handrubs is Critical to Curb Further Outbreak in Hong Kong
One more suspected case of novel coronavirus was found in in Chi Fu Fa Yuen in Hong Kong in the night of 24 January. The concerned resident is being tested.
A research team led by Professor Kwok-Yung YUEN, microbiologist, surgeon and physician, from the University of Hong Kong has published on Lancet, a medical journal, reminding citizens to wear facemasks and use disinfectants. Yuen said the following few days is critical in curbing a community outbreak of Wuhan Pneumomia in Hong Kong.
Source: RTHK; Internet #Jan25
#ChinaPneumonia
SARS Support Group Calls for Ban for Entering Hong Kong for Non-locals Who Visited Wuhan in the Past Month
The Hong Kong SARS Mutual Help Association, representing more than 300 patients who recovered from the SARS epidemic in 2003, called for the Government to truly learn the hard lessons of SARS and make every effort to prevent the epidemic from affecting the city's economy and livelihood.
The Association urge the government to take all feasible measures to minimise the impact of the Wuhan pneumonia on Hong Kong, including prohibiting non-locals who have visited Wuhan in the past month from entering Hong Kong. Besides, it also asked for those who travelled from China, be it Mainlanders or Hong Kong residents to complete a health declaration. The Association was of the view that if the situation concerning Wuhan Pneumonia continued to deteriorate, the government should consider prohibiting all Mainlanders from coming to Hong Kong until the situation improves.
Source: Inmedia
#Jan24 #Wuhan #GlobalOutbreak
SARS Support Group Calls for Ban for Entering Hong Kong for Non-locals Who Visited Wuhan in the Past Month
The Hong Kong SARS Mutual Help Association, representing more than 300 patients who recovered from the SARS epidemic in 2003, called for the Government to truly learn the hard lessons of SARS and make every effort to prevent the epidemic from affecting the city's economy and livelihood.
The Association urge the government to take all feasible measures to minimise the impact of the Wuhan pneumonia on Hong Kong, including prohibiting non-locals who have visited Wuhan in the past month from entering Hong Kong. Besides, it also asked for those who travelled from China, be it Mainlanders or Hong Kong residents to complete a health declaration. The Association was of the view that if the situation concerning Wuhan Pneumonia continued to deteriorate, the government should consider prohibiting all Mainlanders from coming to Hong Kong until the situation improves.
Source: Inmedia
#Jan24 #Wuhan #GlobalOutbreak
Citizens call for shut-down of High-speed Rail to Stop Coronavirus Pneumonia From Spreading to Hong Kong
As Wuhan Pneumonia hastily spreading around the globe, citizens initiated “Seal the High Speed Rail Operation”, demanding the government to shut down the broader connecting China to prevent the virus from spread into Hong Kong.
It was sighted at West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station on January 26 that Police officers have put on filter masks and protective goggles.
Editor's note: Although Hong Kong raised its alerts to the highest level on January 25, the Chief Executive of HKSAR refused to close down the boarder connecting China, the most effective way to contain the deadly contagion as top microbiologists recommended. The high-speed rail is the most common way for Wuhan residents to travel to Hong Kong.
#Jan26 #ChinaPneumonia #Wuhan #GlobalOutbreak #HighSpeedRail
As Wuhan Pneumonia hastily spreading around the globe, citizens initiated “Seal the High Speed Rail Operation”, demanding the government to shut down the broader connecting China to prevent the virus from spread into Hong Kong.
It was sighted at West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station on January 26 that Police officers have put on filter masks and protective goggles.
Editor's note: Although Hong Kong raised its alerts to the highest level on January 25, the Chief Executive of HKSAR refused to close down the boarder connecting China, the most effective way to contain the deadly contagion as top microbiologists recommended. The high-speed rail is the most common way for Wuhan residents to travel to Hong Kong.
#Jan26 #ChinaPneumonia #Wuhan #GlobalOutbreak #HighSpeedRail
#ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
Mongolia Seals Off Border with China to Prevent the Spread of Wuhan Pneumonia
Editor's note: Although countries around the world are taking precautions to limit the flow of people and the transmission of the coronavirus, Hong Kong government has announced openning the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge link for free for 7 days.
Mongonlia announced on January 28 that all roads and passageways at the border with China will be closed. All public gathering will be cancelled. Classes in educational institutes will be suspended until 2 March 2020.
Source: RTHK #Jan28
Mongolia Seals Off Border with China to Prevent the Spread of Wuhan Pneumonia
Editor's note: Although countries around the world are taking precautions to limit the flow of people and the transmission of the coronavirus, Hong Kong government has announced openning the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge link for free for 7 days.
Mongonlia announced on January 28 that all roads and passageways at the border with China will be closed. All public gathering will be cancelled. Classes in educational institutes will be suspended until 2 March 2020.
Source: RTHK #Jan28
Germany confirms three further cases of Wuhan Pneumonia, adding to a total of 4 confirmed cases
Source: DW
#ChinaPneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #Germany
Source: DW
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Shoppers Snap Up Frozen Foods and Disinfection Items in Supermarkets
Fearing that the new coronavirus epidemic would persist, some citizens hurried to supermarkets to stock up food. Staple foods, such as rice and noodles could be seen to be low in stock. Frozen foods, hand sanitizers, and sanitized paper towels were almost all snapped up.
Shoppers said that the situation is worse than the SARS outbreak and that currently it is most difficult to buy disinfection goods.
Source: RTHK
#Jan29 #GlobalOutbreak #HK
Shoppers Snap Up Frozen Foods and Disinfection Items in Supermarkets
Fearing that the new coronavirus epidemic would persist, some citizens hurried to supermarkets to stock up food. Staple foods, such as rice and noodles could be seen to be low in stock. Frozen foods, hand sanitizers, and sanitized paper towels were almost all snapped up.
Shoppers said that the situation is worse than the SARS outbreak and that currently it is most difficult to buy disinfection goods.
Source: RTHK
#Jan29 #GlobalOutbreak #HK
#ChinaPneumonia
First Case of Wuhan Pneumonia in Finland Confirmed
Finland confirmed its first confirmed case of the coronavirus-induced pneumonia. The patient is a 32-year-old Chinese tourist, who had reportedly left Wuhan for Finland five days ago.
Source: https://bit.ly/2U8Hn0y
#29Jan #GlobalOutbreak
First Case of Wuhan Pneumonia in Finland Confirmed
Finland confirmed its first confirmed case of the coronavirus-induced pneumonia. The patient is a 32-year-old Chinese tourist, who had reportedly left Wuhan for Finland five days ago.
Source: https://bit.ly/2U8Hn0y
#29Jan #GlobalOutbreak
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Finland's first coronavirus case confirmed in Lapland
A Chinese tourist in Lapland has tested positive for novel coronavirus.
#ChinaPneumonia
Korea Consulate Provides 15,000 Masks for Free for Koreans in Hong Kong
On Wednesday (January 29), the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong announced on its Facebook page that it will provide 15,000 masks for free to Korean compatriots in Hong Kong, including South Koreans stranded in Hong Kong and those visiting and traveling in Hong Kong.
Source：https://www.facebook.com/kcginhk/
#Jan29 #GlobalOutbreak #Korea
Korea Consulate Provides 15,000 Masks for Free for Koreans in Hong Kong
On Wednesday (January 29), the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong announced on its Facebook page that it will provide 15,000 masks for free to Korean compatriots in Hong Kong, including South Koreans stranded in Hong Kong and those visiting and traveling in Hong Kong.
Source：https://www.facebook.com/kcginhk/
#Jan29 #GlobalOutbreak #Korea
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Pro-government Critics Criticize Medical Staff's Call For Strike, Requesting Punishments and Dismissal for Participants
Pro-government columnist Chris Wat Wing-yin wrote on her Weibo page today (January 30) a stern criticism on frontline medical staff's plan to put on a strike which was meant to assert pressure on the government for a full border lockdown between Hong Kong and China to halt the influx of potential Novel Coronavirus victims, a burden that existing medical infrastructure can no longer support.
She used “deserters of an army should be executed” as an analogy, calling on the Hospital Authority to dismiss those who participate in the strike.
In her post, Wat also cited police as an example, saying that since the anti-extradition movement, police have “sacrificed their lives, sacrificed the privacy of their families and friends, sacrificed their reputation” in order to carry out their duties.
Sharing the same view, Sergeant Lau Chak-kei, also nicknamed "Bald Sheriff Lau Sir", quoted Wat’s post on his Weibo page. He also added his own comment that "I really hope that they will be infected by the new coronavirus". Probably only after realizing what an embarrassment his outrageous comment might cause, he toned down and commented, “One day when the staff is sick, then he can truly understand a patient’s feeling”.
Source: Stand News
#Jan30 #Strike
Pro-government Critics Criticize Medical Staff's Call For Strike, Requesting Punishments and Dismissal for Participants
Pro-government columnist Chris Wat Wing-yin wrote on her Weibo page today (January 30) a stern criticism on frontline medical staff's plan to put on a strike which was meant to assert pressure on the government for a full border lockdown between Hong Kong and China to halt the influx of potential Novel Coronavirus victims, a burden that existing medical infrastructure can no longer support.
She used “deserters of an army should be executed” as an analogy, calling on the Hospital Authority to dismiss those who participate in the strike.
In her post, Wat also cited police as an example, saying that since the anti-extradition movement, police have “sacrificed their lives, sacrificed the privacy of their families and friends, sacrificed their reputation” in order to carry out their duties.
Sharing the same view, Sergeant Lau Chak-kei, also nicknamed "Bald Sheriff Lau Sir", quoted Wat’s post on his Weibo page. He also added his own comment that "I really hope that they will be infected by the new coronavirus". Probably only after realizing what an embarrassment his outrageous comment might cause, he toned down and commented, “One day when the staff is sick, then he can truly understand a patient’s feeling”.
Source: Stand News
#Jan30 #Strike
#ChinaPneumonia
Netizens revealed : Emirates Flight from Bangkok Carried Suspected Wuhan Pneumonia Victim
Netizens revealed that on an Emirates flight (EK384) from Bangkok to Hong Kong today (January 30), a group of mainland passengers kept coughing before boarding the plane. Some of them admitted privately that 2-3 of them had fever. Some of these passengers came from Hubei. The flight arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on the same day, at 7.40pm.
Source: Facebook
#Jan30 #GlobalOutbreak
Netizens revealed : Emirates Flight from Bangkok Carried Suspected Wuhan Pneumonia Victim
Netizens revealed that on an Emirates flight (EK384) from Bangkok to Hong Kong today (January 30), a group of mainland passengers kept coughing before boarding the plane. Some of them admitted privately that 2-3 of them had fever. Some of these passengers came from Hubei. The flight arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on the same day, at 7.40pm.
Source: Facebook
#Jan30 #GlobalOutbreak
#ChinaPneumonia
Unexploded IED Found at Shenzhen Border; Suspect Demands Border Closure
Hong Kong has seen 3 bomb cases over 2 consecutive days. An improvised explosive device (IED) was found in a rubbish bin at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point on Tuesday morning. 2 other incidents involving suspected IEDs and explosives happened, prior to this discovery: The first incident was the discovery of an IED at a public toilet in King George V Memorial Park in Jordan. The second incident was a men's toilet cubicle being set ablaze at Caritas Medical Centre, Cheung Sha Wan. It was suspected to be caused by a home-made bomb.
A message on Telegram claimed responsibility, demanding the immediate closure of the city’s borders to the Mainland, in order to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from worsening in the city. The message also issued a warning, threatening to blowing up major transportation networks between the Mainland and Hong Kong if the demands are not met. The 3 cases are currently being followed up by the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.
Source: Ming Pao
#Jan29 #Bomb #HongKong
Unexploded IED Found at Shenzhen Border; Suspect Demands Border Closure
Hong Kong has seen 3 bomb cases over 2 consecutive days. An improvised explosive device (IED) was found in a rubbish bin at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point on Tuesday morning. 2 other incidents involving suspected IEDs and explosives happened, prior to this discovery: The first incident was the discovery of an IED at a public toilet in King George V Memorial Park in Jordan. The second incident was a men's toilet cubicle being set ablaze at Caritas Medical Centre, Cheung Sha Wan. It was suspected to be caused by a home-made bomb.
A message on Telegram claimed responsibility, demanding the immediate closure of the city’s borders to the Mainland, in order to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from worsening in the city. The message also issued a warning, threatening to blowing up major transportation networks between the Mainland and Hong Kong if the demands are not met. The 3 cases are currently being followed up by the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.
Source: Ming Pao
#Jan29 #Bomb #HongKong
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Rally in Districts Against Government’s Unconsulted Decision to Set Up Quarantines Centres and Designated Clinics in Town
12:00 | Kwai Chung
Residents of several districts have initiated rally against the government’s measures to set up quarantines centres and designated clinics all around Hong Kong.
In Kwai Chung South, around 200 residents, including children and the elderly, marched to oppose the government turning the district's public clinic, which was frequently visited by the elderly and infants, to a designated clinic for patients of the Chinese Pneumonia. District councillor Leung Ching-shan and residents chanted slogans such as “Failed Government Is Killing Hong Kong Citizens”.
#Feb16 #PoliceState #FailedState #ChinaPneumonia #KwaiChung #DesignatedClinics
Rally in Districts Against Government’s Unconsulted Decision to Set Up Quarantines Centres and Designated Clinics in Town
12:00 | Kwai Chung
Residents of several districts have initiated rally against the government’s measures to set up quarantines centres and designated clinics all around Hong Kong.
In Kwai Chung South, around 200 residents, including children and the elderly, marched to oppose the government turning the district's public clinic, which was frequently visited by the elderly and infants, to a designated clinic for patients of the Chinese Pneumonia. District councillor Leung Ching-shan and residents chanted slogans such as “Failed Government Is Killing Hong Kong Citizens”.
#Feb16 #PoliceState #FailedState #ChinaPneumonia #KwaiChung #DesignatedClinics