The news is telescoping this Sunday in China where everything is being done to curb the spread of the virus. Isolation of the viral strain, new cases of contamination, closure of cities, closures of amusement parks … Everything is done to prevent the disease from spreading to the rest of China and to the world.
Chinese scientists claim this Sunday that they have successfully isolated the strain of the coronavirus that has caused dozens of deaths in central China. An essential step in the creation of a vaccine.
The China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is dissecting the strain, according to state-run news agency Xinhua Xu. Scientists are also looking for drugs to treat lung disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The origin of the responsible animal is known
Another CDC scientist, Tan Wenjie, says he determined which market stall in Wuhan’s seafood market was. “It’s an important discovery, and we’re going to investigate the animal behind it.“.
According to the researcher, the new version of the coronavirus is 90% similar to that of a virus found on a species of bat in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. However, it is still too early to conclude that this animal is at the origin of the epidemic.
Transmission capacity of the virus increases
The infectiousness of the new coronavirus, “gets stronger“According to China. The human-to-human transmission capacity has indeed intensified and the epidemiological situation has passed to a more complicated stage, local health authorities said on Sunday. However, Chinese health authorities do not know clearly what are the risks of mutation of the new virus,
The Chinese health commission on Sunday ordered anyone recently returned from Wuhan to come to the authorities and stay at home for 14 days under medical observation, according to the state news agency Xinhua.
The incubation period for the disease is generally 10 days, with 14 days for the longest observed cases and 24 hours for the shortest.
A third case of Chinese virus in the United States, in California
A third case of coronavirus was confirmed this Sunday in the United States, in California, on a man who traveled to Wuhan, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the patient had tested positive for the new coronavirus . He was placed in solitary confinement at a local hospital and his condition is not serious. “There is no evidence that the virus was transmitted from person to person in Orange County. The risk of local transmission remains low for the moment“The agency assured. The other two American cases concern a returned 60-year-old
From Wuhan on January 13 and a man in his thirties from Washington State who also visited Chinese city recently.
Trade in wildlife prohibited until further notice
China announces temporary ban on wildlife trade. This applies to markets, supermarkets, restaurants and online commerce as well. The breeding, transport or sale of all wild animal species is also prohibited.
The first Chinese city outside the epicenter of the new coronavirus in Wuhan has announced access restrictions in hopes of protecting itself from the epidemic. This is Shantou, a city of over 5 million people located more than 1,000 km south of Wuhan. It will prohibit access to all non-essential vehicles from midnight (4:00 p.m. GMT). According to the municipality, these measures are taken in order to “cut contagion channels“.
Travelers arriving at the station will be subjected to a medical examination and “encouraged to leave“On the other hand, no restriction seems to prevent the inhabitants of the city from leaving it, unlike the region of Wuhan where the inhabitants do not have the right to leave the zone placed de facto in quarantine. Other parts of the country have issued transport restriction orders: the cities of Beijing, Xian and Tianjin (north) have suspended long-distance coach services, as well as the vast province of Shandong
Disneyland and Ocean Park announce closure
Hong Kong’s Disneyland theme park has announced it will close on Sunday and until further notice. Ocean Park, a huge leisure park on the island of Hong Kong, has also announced that it is closing. Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on Saturday declared the maximum level of health alert in the territory. Schools and universities, currently closed due to the Chinese New Year holidays, will remain open until February 17.
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