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A Wuhan seafood seller may be the first person to become infected with the coronavirus. (Icon image)
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The woman fought for her life and got well again. How many people infected her with the virus is not clear.
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What is clear, on the other hand, is that the virus spread from the market in Wuhan all over the world.
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The United States currently has the most infected people – around 165,000.
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Military trucks transport the dead to the cemetery in Italy, and the virus has so far claimed almost 38,000 lives worldwide.
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The corona virus spreads inexorably around the world. It has developed from a local epidemic to a global pandemic with almost 38,000 deaths to date. According to current knowledge, the virus started on the Huanan market in Wuhan, China.
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Seafood seller Wei Guixian (57), who worked there, already showed the first symptoms on December 10. «I get the flu every winter. So I thought it was that, »the woman said in an interview with the Chinese news portal “The Paper”. It was only later that Wei learned that she had been infected with the corona virus. How many people she accidentally passed the virus on to in the meantime remains unclear.
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“Doctors had no idea what I had”
It took days for Wei to be quarantined. In order to get something against this “flu”, she first went to a small, local hospital. She received an injection there and continued to work.
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However, her condition did not improve. So she went to another hospital to get a second opinion. “The doctors had no idea what I had. They gave me a few pills, but they didn’t help, »says Wei.
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Relentless illness
Wei finally decided on December 16 to visit the Wuhan Union Hospital – one of the largest in the city. «At the time I felt much worse, I was very uncomfortable. I had no strength and energy left, »she says.
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At the hospital, she was told that other people with the same symptoms had reported. They were all people related to the Huanan market. A doctor described Wei the disease as “merciless”.
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The first 27 infected
The seafood seller was then quarantined and fought for her life – with success. At the beginning of January she was better, she was able to leave the hospital.
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According to the Wuhan Health Commission, Wei is one of the first 27 people to test positive for the coronavirus – 24 of whom are said to have had direct relationships with Huanan-Martk. (bra)
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Corona virus
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The corona virus currently keeps the world in suspense. Many countries take measures such as closing schools or borders and restricting public events to prevent them from spreading. The virus is also rampant in Switzerland. All current information and figures on the subject are available in the Coronavirus ticker.
Do I have the corona virus or just the flu?
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The corona virus continues to spread – also in Switzerland. Especially in the flu season, it is difficult to assess yourself whether you have the corona virus or whether you simply have the usual flu. The differences are fine, but there are. LOOK clears up.
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