2019-nCoV 74F Bangkok ex-Wuhan

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A second traveler, 74F, from Wuhan to Bangkok was been identified via airport screening and lab confirmed positive for 2019-nCov (novel coronavirus)..

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Today (17 January 2020) at the Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health Nonthaburi Province Dr. Sukhum Kanchanapimai, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, together with Dr. Suwanchai Wattana Yingcharoenchai Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Announcing the situation of people with pneumonia from Wuhan, China, said the Ministry of Public Health. The Department of Disease Control has screened travelers at the airport on January 13, 2020, with 1 additional confirmed case of coronary pneumonia from 2019 which is a Chinese female aged 74 years. At Bamrasnaradu Institute Under medical supervision https://pr.moph.go.th/?url=pr/detail/2/04/137232/

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Thailand announces a SECOND case of Chinese coronavirus that has killed two people
The 74-year-old woman was from the Chinese city of Wuhan 
She was quarantined on her arrival into Thailand at an airport  
A total of 41 cases of pneumonia have been linked to the virus in Wuhan
Two patients have died in the past two weeks, both males in their 60s 
Thais have been urged to remain calm as the country ramped up checks  
By VANESSA CHALMERS HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 00:06 EST, 17 January 2020 | UPDATED: 04:44 EST, 17 January 2020

Officials in Thailand have announced a second case of the new Chinese coronavirus that has killed two people.  

The 74-year-old woman had been quarantined since her arrival on Monday, with tests later confirming she had caught the infection. 

She is from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where 41 cases of 'unexplained pneumonia' have been linked to the new type of coronavirus. 

Two patients have died, with officials announcing the second fatality yesterday. Both patients were male and in their 60s. 

Thais have been urged to remain calm as the country ramps up checks of Chinese tourists ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.

Japan reported its first case of the infection on Thursday – a man who returned from visiting Wuhan, a city home to 11million people. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the virus could spread and reportedly warned hospitals worldwide to prepare for cases. 

Thailand has announced a second case of Chinese coronavirus that has killed two people. One case has been detected in Japan. A total of 41 patients have been confirmed in Wuhan, a Chinese city where the outbreak began  

The 74-year-old tourist was intercepted at Thailand's biggest airport Suvarnabhumi on January 13.

The Chinese woman, 74, was from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where 41 cases of 'unexplained pneumonia' have been linked to the new type of coronavirus. Pictured, a notice for passengers from Wuhan is displayed in Japan, where one case has been detected

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to the deadly SARS, which killed hundreds of people in China and Hong Kong in the early 2000s.

The new coronavirus, which causes cold-like symptoms including a runny nose, headache, cough, sore throat and a fever, has never been seen before and has not yet been named.  

The WHO has said 'much remains to be understood' about the coronavirus, which has been described as 'novel'. 

Forty-one cases have been contained in the Chinese city of Wuhan since December and dozens more have been hospitalised as suspected patients.

Among the confirmed cases, two have died, five are in a serious condition, 12 have been discharged and the rest are stable.  

The 74-year-old tourist was intercepted at Thailand's biggest airport Suvarnabhumi on January 13 with symptoms of lung infection, the country's public health ministry said.

It is hoped she will return home soon after being treated in the same hospital, east of Bangkok, as a Chinese woman who was diagnosed with the virus after entering the country last week. 

The 61-year-old, quarantined on January 8, was the first case of the coronavirus to be detected outside of China, raising fears the virus would spread rapidly.

Japan confirmed its first case of infection from the new virus - a man in his 30s from Tokyo who had recently visited Wuhan. Pictured, pedestrians in Tokyo wearing protective masks

Forty-one cases have been contained in the Chinese city of Wuhan since December. The majority of patients have been traced to the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market (pictured)

THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA TIMELINE 
December 31 2019: The WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Around 44 suspected cases were reported in the month of December.

January 1 2020: A seafood market was closed for environmental sanitation and disinfection after being closely linked with the patients.

January 5 2020: Doctors ruled out severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) as being the cause of the virus, as well as bird flu, Middle East respiratory syndrome and adenovirus. Meanwhile, Hong Kong reported 

January 9 2020: A preliminary investigation identified the respiratory disease as a new type of coronavirus, Chinese state media reported.

Officials at Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported the outbreak's first death on January 9, a 61-year-old man.  

January 13 2020: A Chinese woman in Thailand was the first confirmed case of the mystery virus outside of China. The 61-year-old was quarantined on January 8, but has since returned home in a stable condition after having treatment, the Thai Health Ministry said. 

January 14 2020: The WHO told hospitals around the globe to prepare, in the 'possible' event of the infection spreading.

It said there is some 'limited' human-to-human transmission of the virus. Two days previously, the UN agency said there was 'no clear evidence of human to human transmission'.

January 16 2020: A man in Tokyo is confirmed to have tested positive for the disease after travelling to the Chinese city of Wuhan.

A second death, a 69-year-old man, was reported by officials at Wuhan Municipal Health Commission. He died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city having first been admitted to hospital on December 31.

January 17 2020: Thailand announces it has detected a second case. The 74-year-old woman had been quarantined since her arrival on Monday. She lived in Wuhan.

A statement from the country's public health ministry said on Friday: 'People don't have to panic as there is no spread of the virus in Thailand.'  

Monitoring at four airports that have daily flights from Wuhan - Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueng, Chiang Mai and Phuket - has been increased, Thailand's Public Health Ministry added.

Some 13,624 passengers across the airports have been scanned with thermal checkers since January 3. 

It comes just days before Lunar New Year holidays next week, when nearly a million Chinese visitors are expected to arrive in Thailand.

Some 1.4billion Chinese citizens will be travelling abroad, leaving airports scrambling to implement surveillance in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan. 

Yesterday, Japan's health ministry announced its first case, a man who had been hospitalised with pneumonia symptoms after travelling to Wuhan earlier this month.

Though the known cases of the pneumonia outbreak so far involve only individuals who have travelled to or live in Wuhan, the WHO has warned that a wider outbreak is possible.

Uncertainty around the exact cause of the outbreak remains, though a seafood market in the city is suspected to be the epicentre.  

The majority of the infected patients in Wuhan have been traced to the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, which has been shut down since January 1. 

'Environmental samples' taken from the market tested positive for the virus, Wuhan health authorities said.

The first patient diagnosed with the novel strain was a regular customer at the seafood market on Wuhan's outskirts.

The 61-year-old man has since died, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said last week. He also suffered from abdominal tumours and chronic liver disease. 

A statement from the commission yesterday revealed a second death at 12.45am on January 15.

The patient, known only as Xiong, fell ill on December 31, 2019. His condition worsened on January 4 and he was transferred to the Jinyintan Hospital of Wuhan.

He had severe cardiomyopathy – a heart condition, abnormal kidney function, and seriously damaged organs. It is not clear if these were complications of the virus or underlying conditions.

Some 1.4billion Chinese citizens will be travelling abroad during Lunar New Year. Airports have stepped up surveillance, including in Japan (pictured)

'Environmental samples' taken from the market tested positive for the virus, Wuhan health authorities said.

Although the virus was initially thought to be transmitted by animals, due to the connection with the food market, the WHO said there is now 'limited evidence' of human-to-human transmission. 

Hospitals have also been alerted of the potential threat of spread. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, acting head of WHO's emerging diseases unit, said hospitals worldwide had been given guidance about infection control.

This includes the potential of 'super spreading' in health care settings, which is when a few ill patients can transmit the virus to dozens at a time. 

Discussing the potential spread of the virus, Dr Kerkhove said: 'This is something on our radar, it is possible, we need to prepare ourselves.' 

Some hospitals in China have already been directed to report cases of fever in anyone who has travelled to Wuhan in the past 14 days. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7897965/Thailand-finds-second-case-new-Chinese-virus-says-no-outbreak.html

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by niman

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Thailand detected a second visitor from China infected with a coronavirus, identified in Wuhan, in Hubei province of China, health officials said.

This came hours after China reported a second death, an elderly man, from the dangerous disease.

In Thailand, the 74-year-old Chinese woman is being treated at hospital after presenting with symptoms at  the capital's airport, Suvarnabhumi on January 13, according to the health ministry.

Tests showed that a 74-year-old woman, quarantined since arriving in Thailand on Monday was infected, health permanent secretary Sukhum Karnchanapimai said today, the Bangkok Post reports. 
She was diagnosed with pneumonia linked to the new coronavirus, which has stirred alarm after killing two in China and hospitalising dozens. It has also
been detected in Japan.
"People don't have to panic as there is no spread of the virus in Thailand," the ministry said in its statement.
The woman, whose condition is improving, arrived from the central Chinese city of Wuhan -- believed to be at the epicentre of the outbreak.
It came after Thai doctors diagnosed another Chinese traveller with mild pneumonia on January 8, later confirmed to have been caused by the new virus.
The World Health Organisation has said "much remains to be understood" about the coronavirus from the same family as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which claimed hundreds of lives more than a decade ago.

Thai health officials have stepped up monitoring at four airports receiving daily flights from Wuhan - Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueng, Chiang Mai and Phuket - and others that receive charter flights from the Chinese city, the Bangkok Post reports.

Since Jan 3, 13,624 passengers had been screened on arrival, officials said.

Health officials also asked Thai AirAsia and China Southern Airlines, which run direct daily flights from Wuhan, to halt boarding by those suffering from high fever and respiratory symptoms, and reschedule their flights. -AFP/The Standard 

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/6/140336/Thailand-reports-second-Chinese-woman-infected-with-Wuhan-coronavirus

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Update information on Thailand responding to the novel coronavirus

17 January 2020 

News release

 

Current situation:

On 17^th January 2020, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand reported an second imported case of infection caused by the novel coronavirus recently identified in Wuhan, China. The concerned individual is a Chinese national who was found to have fever on arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport on 13^th January. A clinical diagnosis of mild pneumonia was made after referral to a government hospital. Laboratory testing subsequently confirmed that the novel coronavirus was the cause.

WHO acknowledges the capacity of Thailand’s laboratories to do the complex genetic analyses necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
 

Background:

Since early December, a number of cases of pneumonia have been detected in persons from Wuhan city in China. Chinese authorities identified a new coronavirus as the agent causing these cases.

Coronaviruses are common - many cause less severe illness such as the common cold; other are known to cause more severe illness (SARS and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS).  Chinese scientists have sequenced and made available the genetic material of this virus – a remarkable achievement in such a short time.  This will be critical to helping public health authorities around the world understand this illness and track it.

The way these patients became infected is not yet known. To date, there has been no confirmation of human to human transmission of this new coronavirus. There have been no infections reported among health care workers, which can be an early indicator of person to person spread.

At present, WHO does not recommend any specific health measures for travelers in relation to this event. WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the information available.  If travelers develop respiratory illness before, during or after travel, they should seek medical attention and share travel history with their health care provider.

The World Health Organization is working with Thailand and other countries to track further understand infections caused by this new coronavirus and to ensure that they are prevented and controlled.  This includes,

• Facilitating information sharing on this and other relevant health events between countries

• In the longer term, using the International Health Regulations to develop and strengthen the capacities of countries to detect and respond to infections like the new coronavirus.

• Providing all countries with a technical package of interim guidance, including

  • Case definitions to help with identification of cases

  • Information on laboratory methodologies to identify this and other respiratory viruses,

  • Guidance on how to protect health care workers and others;

  • Information for clinicians on case management

  • Guidance on Risk Communication

• The following guidelines are also being developed

  • Advice for people visiting markets

  • Guidance on entry & exit screening at airports and other ‘points of entry’

  • Guidance on case investigation and contact tracing

https://www.who.int/thailand/news/detail/17-01-2020-update-information-on-thailand-responding-to-the-novel-coronavirus