ALL ARE WELCOME to contribute on availability of vaccines, medical supplies, status of the medical services, emergency services, immigration monitoring...What are the new developments in different countries/regions???
Yes, India is on high alert with spread of coronavirus in Asia.
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-steps-up-coronavirus-checks-at-airports-as-3-people-suspected-of-disease-11579877207625.html
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/01/26/coronavirus-bangladesh-govt-mulling-china-travel-ban
There are two suspected cases...Meanwhile, President of SL, has issued instructions to appoint a National Action Committee to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus in Sri Lanka...
I do not know whether my Country is prepared.
But I know I am well prepared, by trating my People with the yin-yang neutelizing method. By energetic Treatment the DNA is turne into ist normal Crystal structure. Within a few munutes all Virus present in teh Body are immediately inactivatetd,
I procticr this for years with influenza viruses Herpes Varicellea viruses etc. and I am sur it will also work with the corona Virus. NO PROBLEM!
Germany is gearing up an the first Cases have been confirmed in Munich.
1 confirmation and 4 in Quarantaine...
The Hospital says the 33-years old is OK and coping well...
In a word - Yes. All government agencies in Armenia took every measure needed. No one is infected. I hope the government of China and international community will overcome this threat as expeditiously as possible.
I wish quick recovery to all those who suffer from Corona virus! My condolences go out to the families of the Corona virus victims!
https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/coronavirus-wie-forscher-den-erreger-bekaempfen-wollen-a-17d70288-473e-47aa-845b-8968f33c8501
the press is also gearing up spreading facts and fears...
Dear Dr. Contreras,
Really tragic and pathetic... By the way, Be safe...
Dear Dr. Atoyan,
Thanks for the posts/updates and well wishes for the victims...
One patient( Chinese person, travelling in SL) already identified in Sri Lanka as well; Nevertheless, here the government actively taking preventive measures..., All our good wishes for all of you and loving families...
Dear all,
this has the potential of being a pandemic/Pandemia since global travel and global trade rules the game...
Therefore it is a question of international preparedness...
Here is the current WHO status (and it ommits the 4 confirmed cases from Germany), see
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200127-sitrep-7-2019--ncov.pdf
On a scientific / virology level it has been reported that an Australian lab has succeded in isolating and growing the ncov so analysis and research on an inocculation can start...
see https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w
Dear Dr. Weerth,
Totally agree, most of the countries dependent on tourism is very likely to become victims...
SL is no exception.... Due to Chinese new year also there are so many Chinese persons travelling around to visit the expatriates...
They said that they are ready. We don't know how much its in respect of PMM, or political statement. In fact, we all are involved (directly or indirectly) in the spectrum of mutation of novel viruses.
Dear Dr. Alam,
As you imply, we have to take care of our selves...prevention is better than cure at last...
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Dear Dunya,
Thanks for the update.
For the benefit of others, meaning of the post is... 'I think my country has taken preventive action'
What is new with this new corona virus is that the WHO tries to contain this virus in China on an unknown scale (cities of more than 10 Mio. population are tried to be blocked; measurements of temperatures for all passengers in railway stations and airports)... The WHO repeats that this an unknown scale...
Update from Germany:
Germany is gearing up an the first Cases have been confirmed in Munich.
4 confirmed cases in Munich. All young and normally healty.
The Hospital says all are coping well... (Yet).
Lufthansa will cancel all fligths from China for 10 from tomorrow.
A flight out of German citizen from China is being planned...
Infact, i am not so sure that my country is ready to face ( 2019 nc virus) because we here in IRAQ dont pay attention to health serves of people but i am guess that ALLAH will be able to protect us from this novel enemy . with my wishes to all people in all countries to be healthy forever
Dear Dr. Weerth, Thanks for updates, In our case quarantine at the main air port is being done using tech to avoid spread via the air...
Economic impacts...
Google said it is stopping staff travelling to China and Hong Kong...
www.bbc.com › news › business-51276322
Coronavirus: Technology giants join China shutdown - BBC.com
Political / international relations...
The U.S. State Department has placed U.S. diplomatic staff and their families in China on "authorized departure," meaning they are permitted to leave the country amid the corona virus outbreak.
www.axios.com › state-department-staff-evacuate-china-coronavirus-...
State Department authorizes personnel to evacuate China ...
Us state actions...
- U.S. health officials are currently monitoring 110 people across 26 states for the coronavirus, including the five patients who contracted the deadly infection in China and brought it back to America.
- The disease isn’t spreading within the community in the U.S. and the risk to the public right now is still considered low, the CDC says.
- https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/27/cdc-is-monitoring-110-possible-coronavirus-cases-across-26-states-in-us.html
Russia
Russia is to close its border with China as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to the country's state media....(CNBC)
Aussie
Australia's chief medical officer Brendan Murphy says that every one of Australia's state public health departments has a designated isolation facility and "clearly established protocols to get people to those facilities." ....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-23/coronavirus-how-worried-should-australians-be-china/11892178
Unfortunately ,the facilities in my country are so limited because we have faced very hard circumstances last years. We hope that Allah Almighty will protect all of us from this novel corona virus.
Dear Dr. Hassen,
Pathetic to hear that, anyway pls be safe, thanks for the update...
Dear Huda,,
Pls be safe, thanks for the update...May the god's blessing confer upon you...
Kurdistan Region Ministry of Health: No cases of coronavirus ...
Dear Rouhani,,
Pls be safe, thanks for the update...May the god's blessing confer upon you...
Iran has restricted all flights and recreational travels to and from China due to coronavirus outbreak, IRIB news agency reported on Saturday. ...
Germany's commission on the innoculation of people (Robert-Koch-Institute) warns repeatedly that the new corona virus is spreading but not posing a danger as the normal flu (influenca) season in winter which normally costs about 2,000 - 30,000 lifes every year in Germany, mostly among the elderly and weak...
Death in Philippines Is First Outside China...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html
German evacuation flight from China carried two infected people...
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-german-evacuation-flight-from-china-carried-two-infected-people/a-52229955
German Health Minister Jens Spahn announced two more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Germany ....
edition.cnn.com › live-news › coronavirus-outbreak-02-02-20-intl-hnk
German car parts supplier Webasto said that two more of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus ....
www.aljazeera.com › news › 2020/01 › cloneofcloneofcloneofcloneo
How prepared is Africa for an outbreak of deadly coronavirus?
No confirmed case on the continent yet but fears grow the deadly disease will reach countries with weak health systems.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/prepared-africa-outbreak-deadly-coronavirus-200201082717976.html
Although a large of citizens were bring back to our country from China but so far no obvious steps were visible for protection from corona virus in the airport.
Many are taking precautions due to the coronavirus outbreak in China that has affected many countries in the world. Malaysia so far has reported eight cases all involving Chinese nationals who are visiting the country. - The Star/ANN
Malaysia’s health ministry dismissed the rumor in a tweet, however, saying: “The claim that individuals infected with this virus will behave like zombies is not true. … Patients can recover.” ...- japantimes
Australia is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Find out more about novel coronavirus.
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov
The health system in Haiti is unable to meet the needs of the population. The tragic death of the former Minister of Health, Dr. Michaëlle Amédée Gédéon, which occurred on August 22, 2018 due to lack of care, is one of the public testimonies of this failure. Health represents only 4.3% in the 2017-2018 budget, voted by the two chambers of the Senate. In addition, many cases of illness in the population are attributed to supernatural causes before being treated by hospitals. The precarious living conditions of the majority of the population make Haiti by far one of the countries least prepared for the Coronavirus.
Dear Ismael,
Thanks for linking past present n future of your country authorities concern for taxpayers' health conditions.
Not only Haiti, mos of the countries in the Asia, MENA, Eastern Europe countries' people experience tragic health conditions...
As you highlighted , % of GDP allocation for health, education is less compared to western counterparts although the politicians boasting on YoY increase in expenditure in absolute terms...
Dear Dr. Rasha,
May u n other fellow citizens be blessed with good health...
The first case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Sweden, health authorities said on Friday.
www.thelocal.se › first-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-jonkoping
Spain reported its first case on January 31 ....
www.aljazeera.com › news › 2020/01 › countries-confirmed-cases-co
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Coronavirus latest: UK confirms third case of disease ...
www.nytimes.com › 2020/02/06 › world › asia › coronavirus-china
Coronavirus Live Updates: China's Death Toll Soars....
www.cnet.com › how-to › coronavirus-outbreak-explained-death-toll-...
Coronavirus outbreak explained: Death toll jumps over 550 ...
www.nature.com › news
Coronavirus latest: infections in China pass 20,000 - Nature
New corona virus viable for up to nine days on smooth surfaces - wear personal protective equipment! Wash your hands!
A team of German scientists from Greifswald and Bochum has published a research article on the survivability of the new corona virus. This suggests that the new corona virus is viable and contagious for up to nine days on smooth surfaces.
Here is the message from n-tv:
"The novel corona virus can survive on surfaces outside the human body for up to nine days - and still be contagious, as a German research team finds out. However, the scientists are also finding a way to massively decimate the virus.
Corona viruses can remain on surfaces for up to nine days at room temperature and remain infectious. On average, they survive between four and five days, writes a research team from Greifswald and Bochum in the "Journal of Hospital Infection".
"Cold and high humidity increase their lifespan," said Günter Kampf from the Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at the University Medical Center Greifswald.
Since there is no specific therapy against coronaviruses, the prevention of infections is important. Like all droplet infections, the virus spreads through the hands and surfaces that are touched frequently.
"In the hospital this could be doorknobs, for example, but also bells, bedside tables, bed frames and other objects in the immediate vicinity of patients," Kampf said.
Together with the virologist Eike Steinmann from the Ruhr University Bochum, Kampf had compiled findings from studies on coronaviruses and their inactivation for a planned specialist book.
Due to the current situation, they published the scientific facts in advance.
They believe that their findings about other coronaviruses are transferable to the new 2019-nCoV virus.
"Different coronaviruses were tested and the results were all similar," said Steinmann. For disinfection, the researchers recommend agents based on ethanol, hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite.
If these are used in the correct concentration, they drastically reduce the number of infectious corona viruses within one minute - from one million to only 100 disease-causing particles.
If preparations based on other active substances were used, they should at least have a limited effect against viruses.
"As a rule, this is enough to significantly reduce the risk of infection," said Kampf. Other researchers had previously recommended hand washing more often. "
Source: n-tv.de, URL: https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Coronavirus-ueberleben-tagelang-auf-Flaechen-article21562809.html
The above said paper is available here:
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext
"Summary
Currently, the emergence of a novel human coronavirus, temporary named 2019-nCoV, has become a global health concern causing severe respiratory tract infections in humans. Human-to-human transmissions have been described with incubation times between 2-10 days, facilitating its spread via droplets, contaminated hands or surfaces. We therefore reviewed the literature on all available information about the persistence of human and veterinary coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces as well as inactivation strategies with biocidal agents used for chemical disinfection, e.g. in healthcare facilities. The analysis of 22 studies reveals that human coronaviruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus or endemic human coronaviruses (HCoV) can persist on inanimate surfaces like metal, glass or plastic for up to 9 days, but can be efficiently inactivated by surface disinfection procedures with 62-71% ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite within 1 minute. Other biocidal agents such as 0.05-0.2% benzalkonium chloride or 0.02% chlorhexidine digluconate are less effective. As no specific therapies are available for 2019-nCoV, early containment and prevention of further spread will be crucial to stop the ongoing outbreak and to control this novel infectious thread."
Some experts are very alerted that there are no news from Africa about nCoV...
Africa is very much depending from China economically today but regarded as not prepared at all...
3 Options:
- Nothing happens (Lucky us)
- Nothing is reported (well the wave may be coming)
- Nobody realizes that nCoV is happening (the wave may be coming)...
Today's situation can be seen on the WHO website here, see
http://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/c88e37cfc43b4ed3baf977d77e4a0667
Diarrhea may be a secondary path of transmission for the novel coronavirus, scientists said Friday following the publication of the latest study ...
https://www.sciencealert.com/latest-coronavirus-study-suggests-it-can-also-be-spread-through-poop
Spain and the U.K. announced new coronavirus cases in their countries...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/09/coronavirus-latest-updates-china-death-toll.html
Princess Cruises confirms 6 new cases, China faces supply crunch...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/09/coronavirus-latest-updates-china-death-toll.html
The coronavirus outbreak could diminish China's international profile...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/10/coronavirus-latest-updates-china-hubei.html
Did pangolins spread the China coronavirus to people?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00364-2
The global fight against coronavirus depends on the health systems of the world’s most vulnerable communities....
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/poor-countries-are-front-line-against-coronavirus/606283/
Coronavirus: Amazon pulls out of major tech show...
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51438845
When I look at "Never again" I feel sad. How many times before realise the importance of investing in health systems?
https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/550092/bp-never-again-resilient-health-systems-ebola-160415-en.pdf;jsessionid=DA76FF11FD4365D8699E5C106454A4B5?sequence=7
What is the Point? Clinics and pharmacy do not have remedies ageinst viral infections.
We were prohibited ba the WHO and american troops to go to Sierra Leopne and help
the Ebola infected People! To me it is no Problem to inactivate all viruses in a human
beeing. It is notr my fault, that nobody is interested in energetic healing Methods which
probably aork on an quantum principle. I do not know.
It's not about developing the National Egyptian Program for Infection Control since the break of avian flu and swine flu, but it is about how we are dealing with this program. The ُEgyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced preventive plans and strict measures to counter the threat of the Corona virus. we hope to implement these plans with professionalism, accuracy and close monitoring.
Coronavirus: Singapore bank evacuated after worker falls ill...BBC
Coronavirus: Are cruise ships really 'floating Petri dishes'?
The largest coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China is not in a country, but on a cruise ship...BBC
Coronavirus super-spreaders: Why are they important?
Super-spreading, where individual patients pass on an infection to large numbers of people, is a feature of nearly every outbreak...BBC
Coronavirus: China and the virus that threatens everything
Five weeks earlier, Dr Li had been punished by the police for trying to warn colleagues about the dangers of a strange new virus infecting patients in his hospital in the Chinese city of Wuhan.... BBC
Reports that 175 people, including a quarantine officer, have now been infected on Diamond Princess docked at Yokohama...ALJAZEERA
In Hong Kong, new virus rekindles old animosities towards China...ALJAZEERA
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