Coronavirus (COVID)

The Bavaria nCoV cluster, which has it's epicenter in suburban Munich, has grown to nine victims spread over six cities (Shanghai, Stockdorf, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, Traustein, La Gomera) in three countries (China, Germany, Spain)

Coronavirus latest updates: First case reported in Africa (Ivory Coast) Note: "...to be tested." "There are, at this stage, suspicions of a case of pneumonia tied to the coronavirus,” https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/what-is-coronavirus-latest-updates-first-case-reported-in-africa/ “As reported by CNN, a 34-year-old female student became the first person to be tested for the virus in Africa. The traveller, whose identity has been withheld for safety reasons, disembarked a flight from Beijing, at the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Saturday.” Possible case in Kenya “A Kenya Airways passenger who arrive…

Confirmed nCoV cases in Australia have jumped to four. This thread will tally those cases.

The Emergency Committee was convened today by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019. The committee advised that the event did not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), they agreed on the urgency of the situation and suggested that the Committee should be reconvened in a matter of days to examine the situation further.

The WHO Emergency Committee will reconvene today January 23rd from yesterday after they delayed any decisions.

The WHO Director General has convened an emergency committee which will meet in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday January 22, 2020 in order to assess whether the 2019-nCoV outbreak meets the criteria of a PHEIC (Pubic Health Emergency of International Concern)

The WHO will be releasing situation updates on 2019-nCoV. They will be posted here.