#Breaking: In a press conference, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Dean of Medicine Gabriel Leung said the best estimation on the infected number of the coronavirus disease from Wuhan is over 1300
— Kinling Lo 盧建靈 (@kinlinglo) January 21, 2020
CNN Q: Is the case of which 15 healthcare workers were infected from one patient, as announced last night, indicating a super spreading event?
Leung: cannot make a judgement due to incomplete info that I was able to access to and look at— Kinling Lo 盧建靈 (@kinlinglo) January 21, 2020
To quote every single article I’ve seen so far: And just in time for the mass migration during Lunar New Year, too!
(Mandatory disclosure: Yes, I am preternaturally interested in pandemics, so YMMV.)
CNN, this evening — “First US case of Wuhan coronavirus confirmed by CDC”:
The United States has its first confirmed case of a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The coronavirus has already sickened hundreds and killed six people in Asia…
The patient, who is not being named, is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. He is in his 30s and lives in Snohomish County, Washington, just north of Seattle. He had recently returned from Wuhan.
He arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 15, before any health screenings for the Wuhan coronavirus began at US airports. He sought medical care on January 19. The CDC and Washington state are now tracing the people he was in contact with to see if he might have spread the disease to someone else…
The patient became ill four days after arriving in the United States and sought care. Based on the patient’s symptoms and travel history, doctors suspected the novel Wuhan coronavirus and sent specimens to the CDC in Atlanta, where tests Monday confirmed the virus.
The patient is faring well but is still being kept in isolation out of an abundance of caution, health officials said.
Soon, passengers from Wuhan to the United States, whether on direct or indirect flights, will only be allowed to land at one of the five US airports doing health screenings. Screenings include a temperature check and observation for symptoms such as a cough and trouble breathing.
Last weekend, the CDC started health screenings for Wuhan passengers arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport. Starting this week, Wuhan passengers will also be screened at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport…
This is actually good news — authorities *have* learned from previous scares, and sensible precautions are being slotted into place with due speed.
The @WHO has also announced DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will convene an Emergency Committee on the virus on Jan 22 in Geneva. This will determine whether the Wuhan coronavirus, which we now know spreads btwn humans, warrants an international response
— Elizabeth Law 思敏 (@lizzlaw_) January 20, 2020
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the new coronavirus was first detected, is taking new steps to contain it:
• Lunar New Year celebrations canceled
• Tour agencies banned from taking groups out of the city
• Increased screening
• Spot checks on vehicles https://t.co/Y2HJnTMJsA— CNN International (@cnni) January 21, 2020
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