Atypical Pneumonia / 2019-n-CoV Cases and Censorship In China

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Tweets (in Chinese) are raising concerns about censorship of negative information in China regarding 2019-nCoV and atypical pneumonia cases.  This thread will document concerns.

Edited January 17, 2020 by niman

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China Wuhan's new virus pneumonia causes doubts online

January 17, 2020 19:06pneumonia

In Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, pneumonia that seems to be caused by a new type of coronavirus is continuing, and on the Chinese Internet, there is a question posted on the Internet such as "Why is there no other example in China than Wuhan?" Meanwhile, Chinese authorities have tightened information controls, including removing comments that complain to medical institutions.

A Chinese man living in Kanagawa Prefecture who had traveled to Wuhan in Japan returned to Japan and complained of pneumonia, was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and also visited Thailand from Wuhan for sightseeing in Thailand. Two women have been infected.

Meanwhile, in China, health authorities in Wuhan have reported that 41 cases have been confirmed and two people have died, but no cases have been reported outside of Wuhan.

Under such circumstances, there are questions on the Chinese Internet, such as "Why is there no other example in Japan than Wuhan?" Or "Very strange. Does this virus spread only in foreign countries?"

Others have cast doubt on the authorities' announcements, such as "I don't believe in government news" or "I shouldn't hide data."

On the other hand, in Chinese Twitter Weibo, Wuhan's medical institutions have too many patients with fever, and comments that complained to medical institutions that they were refused hospitalization were deleted immediately, so that fears did not spread. Chinese authorities are strengthening information controls.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200117/k10012249681000.html

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Wuhan pneumonia outbreak? Chinese netizen Weibo broke the news: hospitals often lay on the corridor
   

Chinese officials estimate that the number of "Chinese Spring Festival" transports will reach 3 billion. The Chinese people are worried about whether the epidemic is accelerating due to the huge crowds. (AFP News photo)

2020-01-17 22:01:05
[Real-time news / comprehensive report] The outbreak of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China in 2019, and similar cases in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan. A Chinese netizen posted a Weibo and pointed out that when he entered the hospital, he found all patients with fever. "Many people are lying on the floor of the corridor." He and his family had injections, but the situation did not improve, and he did not know if I feel helpless where to go for treatment.

Chinese netizen "Mr. Shusss" said on Weibo on the 16th that his father began to feel unwell on the 9th and had a low fever. After computer tomography and blood tests, he confirmed that the virus and lungs had shadows. The text said that his father did not improve after receiving 3 days of treatment, so he had to go to a specialized clinic of Wuhan Tongji Hospital. "All the patients entering the hospital were fever patients, and many people were lying on the floor in the corridor."

The article wrote that after his father had a checkup and 2 days of injections, because the hospital did not have a bed, he was instructed to "go home and isolate" according to the doctor's instructions. Because the condition was really bad, he was eventually transferred to Jinyintan Hospital.

"Mr. Shusss" said that he and his mother have had a fever for 3 days, his lungs were infected, and the injection was done for 2 days, but they did not improve. They did not know where to go for treatment, and the Jinyintan Hospital did not have an outpatient department. "Now helpless."

At the end of the article, "Mr. Shusss" added, "About this pneumonia, I think it is necessary to tell the situation, and I am responsible for the above remarks." This article also caused heated discussion among Chinese netizens. Regarding some netizens questioning that "rumor-making caused panic", the original PO insisted that it was not exaggerated, but because of fear of negative impact on themselves, the article has been deleted. This breaking account was later renamed "jgxrssu".

According to the official website of the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee, there are currently 41 cases of Wuhan pneumonia accumulated in the local area, 12 cases have been cured, 5 cases have been cured, and 2 cases have died.

On the seventh day of the "Chinese Spring Festival", Chinese officials estimate that the number of transports will reach 3 billion. With the huge crowds going back and forth, the Chinese people are quite worried about whether to accelerate the spread of the epidemic.

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Video From a Hospital in Wuhan

 

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Edited January 18, 2020 by Admin

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No epidemic in other parts of China? Experts explode: authorities do not require testing

Countries around China have strengthened quarantine. The picture shows a passenger at an international airport in Japan reminding passengers from Wuhan to report if they have a cough and fever. (STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty Images)

Beijing Time: 2020-01-18 12:44

 

[NTD Beijing, January 17, 2020] Wuhan's "new coronavirus" epidemic has spread to a number of countries around China, and within China, no other cases have been reported. It is seriously suspected that the CCP concealed the epidemic again. A professor from Peking University told foreign media that the authorities did not require other regions to take relevant quarantine measures at all.

In recent days, suspected Wuhan "new coronavirus" infection cases have been found in many countries around China, many of which have been diagnosed. However, in China, all reported confirmed cases come from Wuhan, and the number of patients in Wuhan has not increased for a week.

Wang Yuedan, deputy director of the Department of Immunology at Peking University who has worked on SARS research, told the BBC that the main reason for the absence of outbreak reports in other parts of China is likely that the Chinese authorities did not require the virus to be tested.

Wang Yuedan said, "Whether you go to Hong Kong or abroad, there will be quarantine requirements when you leave the country , especially if you are from Wuhan. However, no matter whether it is a hospital or other places in China, you have not received a request to pay attention to fever patients from Wuhan. No coronavirus will be detected. "

The Peking University professor only described what the general medical staff could see. However, the outside world suspects that the truth behind the scenes may not be because the Chinese Communist Party has rigorously ordered all regions to conceal the epidemic situation and repeat the mistakes of the 2003 SARS outbreak.

A few days ago, there was a heat spread in Shenzhen's medical care industry. An Indian lady with "severe pneumonia" symptoms appeared in Nanshan People's Hospital. However, the hospital immediately stated that the patient "has been ruled out of SARS and the new coronavirus", but acknowledged that "the pathogen is unknown" and that the patient was not in danger of life.

In Wuhan, after authorities were forced to acknowledge the outbreak at the end of last month, the number of reported infections continued to rise, from 27 to 59. But since last Saturday, the number of infected people has been fixed at 41 people. The official media also announced that no new cases were found after January 3.

However, according to local residents in Wuhan, some hospitals are crowded with "unknown pneumonia" patients, and local medical resources are seriously inadequate. Except for individual patients who were sent to Jinyintan Hospital, many patients were required to "home and isolate" themselves. Moreover, in order not to increase the number of cases of "new coronavirus" infections, hospitals are required to generally not confirm the diagnosis of patients.

At the end of December, the medical and health care industry in Wuhan first reported multiple SARS cases in the South China Seafood Market. Officials were forced to acknowledge the epidemic, but insisted it was "unknown pneumonia" and denied SARS. A few days later, the disease was officially announced as coming from a "new coronavirus". But Hong Kong experts point out that the so-called "new coronavirus" has nearly 80% of the same genes as SARS virus. German experts even more bluntly stated that this is "a SARS virus".

One of the main reasons for the SARS outbreak in 2003 was the CCP ’s efforts to conceal the epidemic, which has caused insufficient attention around the world. After the suspected SARS outbreak in Wuhan, many neighboring countries and Hong Kong and Taiwan areas learned lessons and quickly adopted quarantine measures. However, because there are no outbreak reports in other parts of China, the quarantine objects in these countries or regions can only be targeted at people from Wuhan, China.

(Reporting by reporter Zhong Gusheng / responsible editor: Ming Xuan)

https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/01/17/a102754951.html

Edited January 18, 2020 by Admin

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[Wuhan Explosive Disease] Netizens broke the news that the hospital was full of fever patients, and Weibo was quickly emptied.

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Netizens revealed the situation of Wuhan Hospital on Weibo, which was blocked immediately.

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The outbreak of a new coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei, has caused two deaths, but the authorities have not specifically announced the situation. Even Hong Kong experts went north to investigate and the media follow-up was once detained by the police for questioning. A netizen in the Mainland recounted the specific situation of his father's pneumonia infection and a test at the hospital. The hospital was full of fever patients, there were not enough beds, and because of too many patients, he was forced to lie on the floor of the corridor. He was then asked to go home for isolation. After netizens revealed the situation of the hospital, Weibo was blocked and emptied.

 

 

Related news: [Wuhan Explosive Disease] Japan's first patient confirmed in Vietnam

The netizen was called "Mr. Tree sss", and he posted on Weibo about his father's infection with coronavirus pneumonia. His father showed discomfort on the 9th of this month, and he has always had a low fever. He went to the Xinhua Hospital in Wuhan to seek medical treatment. After computer scans and blood tests, in addition to finding shadows in the lungs, he knew he was infected with the virus. After three days of treatment, the condition of the netizen's father did not improve, so he was transferred to Wuhan Tongji Hospital.

Wuhan Tongji Hospital has a special fever clinic. "Mr. Shusss" indicates that the hospital is full of fever patients, and there are too many people lying on the floor of the corridor. The doctor examined the father of the netizen and gave him two consecutive days of injections. The doctor said that he had no bed and could not go through the admission procedure. He even asked the netizen to take his father home for isolation.

 

 

Related news: [Wuhan Explosive Disease] Japan's first patient confirmed in Vietnam

Netizens said that after his father returned home, he began to pant, couldn't breathe, and continued to have a fever. The situation became more and more serious, so he took his father back to his hometown. The doctor in his hometown suggested that he be transferred to the hospital and returned to Wuhan Gold and Silver, which specializes in the treatment of the new coronavirus. Tan Hospital.

"Mr. Tree sss" also said that he and his mother also began to feel unwell. He began to have fever since the 13th. The doctor did the same checkup as his father. The situation did not improve. Netizens said that they felt very helpless. Jinyintan Hospital said it was not set up. At the clinic, he didn't know where to go for treatment. He believed that to tell the truth, he even said, "I am responsible for the above remarks."

Many netizens have read the message of "Mr. Tree sss". Some people think it is true, but others have questioned him as "rumor making": "Too many people are lying on the floor of the corridor? Are they fake?" Ask the patient to come to the hospital and don't run around! "" Take a video (video) to confirm! "

 

 

However, the Weibo of "Mr. Shusss" was suddenly blocked and the content was emptied. Other netizens were worried that he had disappeared from the authorities: "Mr. Shusss has even disappeared with Weibo!" I hope the bloggers are safe! "

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Internet transmission of Wuhan fever patients full of patients unprotected doctor couple infected (Photos)

Chinese netizens in the online community filmed the scene of a hospital staff in Wuhan wearing protective clothing to work. (Twitter screenshot)

Beijing Time: 2020-01-18 06:49

 

[NTD Beijing, January 18, 2020] After a netizen broke the news that the patients at Wuhan Tongji Hospital were full, a group of photos came out from the online community in Mainland China recently, showing that doctors at a hospital in Wuhan are wearing tight The patient's protective clothing is wrapped in a consultation. Other netizens broke the news that a couple of attending physicians were suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus and had been rescued for several days. All the above information has been banned and cleared, indicating that the CCP has exercised strict control over the news about the 2019-nCoV epidemic .

After the outbreak of a new coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China, the public is very concerned about whether this virus, which is 80% similar to SARSE, has spread.

A netizen named "Xiehe Xiaoyi DO Xiansen" posted a few photos on a Chinese social networking platform Weibo that appeared to be taken in a hospital in Wuhan.

The picture shows that the medical staff working in the fever clinic in the hospital are wearing protective clothing and tightly wrapped themselves from head to toe. Some of the patients visiting the hospital did not even wear masks, which obviously lacked awareness of the risk of infectious diseases. . The netizen also posted a post saying that he insisted for a few more days, "I will return to Dahuang Mountain, which has good environment next week."

Chinese netizens exposed photos of medical staff in a hospital in Wuhan wearing protective clothing to diagnose and treat patients. (Weibo screenshot)

Chinese netizens with user name "Wind in the Smoke" reprinted these photos and disclosed in the post that they have a friend who is a staff member of Tongji Hospital. Now the doctors who send out hotspots in the hospital are "fully armed", and they all attend The doctor has been rescued for several days, and the doctor's wife has been admitted to Jinyintan Hospital. It is understood that Jinyintan Hospital is a hospital that focuses on treating patients infected with the new coronavirus in Wuhan.

 

Yes, my friend is from Tongji. The fever clinic doctor is fully armed, but the patient's masks are not worn. Everyone has no sense of risk. One of their attending doctors has been rescued for several days, saying that his wife has also been admitted to Jinyintan Hospital. pic.twitter.com/VxHpU6brdd

— Wind in the Smoke (@cosmoser_) January 17, 2020

 

 

Netizens "Mid-Class Youth" also reposted this group of pictures, and posted that the Wuhan Hospital was full and there had been cases of infected medical staff. In order to control the data of new cases, most patients are not diagnosed. Ordinary people persuade them to go home to "care", and patients with special relationship will be quarantined. It is speculated that perhaps because of too many patients, the hospital can no longer afford it, and doctors can only be protected as much as possible, and ordinary fever patients are left to die on their own.

In addition, Chinese netizens reposted the aforementioned photos and other netizens' posts on Twitter when the wind rose again, showing that netizens broke the news that the actual situation is much more serious than the report, and that his hospital has several medical staff "medical" ", But a notice was issued inside the hospital, asking medical staff to" don't talk nonsense, "so everyone was afraid to say it.

All the pictures and texts reprinted by the above original post and other netizens have all been deleted and blocked by the Chinese Communist Party webmaster. However, according to the screenshots forwarded by Chinese netizens to Twitter, the contents of these pictures and texts are on the Internet with Wuhan netizen "Mr. Shu" The breaking news in the community is highly consistent.

On Thursday (16th —) "Mr. Shusss" broke the news on Weibo that his father had a fever on the 9th and was examined and treated in Wuhan Xinhua Hospital for 3 days. He was transferred to Wuhan because his condition did not improve. Tongji Hospital. It was found that the Tongji Hospital was overcrowded and that many patients were lying on the floor in the corridor. The netizen's father was asked to go home and quarantine because he had no bed after 2 days of treatment at Tongji Hospital. As a result, his father's condition deteriorated and he could not breathe after going home. After many setbacks, he was admitted to Jinyintan Hospital. What's more serious is that Mr. Shu himself and his mother have also had fever for three days. CT showed bilateral lung infections, but Jinyintan Hospital can no longer treat them.

At present, all the contents of the "Mr. Shu" Weibo account have also been emptied, showing that the Chinese Communist Party's network management agency has severely blocked news about the 2019-nCoV epidemic .

The outside world has noticed that the current confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV infected people in China are from Wuhan, Hubei, and there are no related epidemic reports in other cities in Hubei Province and other provinces except Hubei.

Wang Yuedan, deputy director of the Department of Immunology at Peking University who has worked on SARS, told the BBC that the main reason for this situation is likely that the virus was not tested in other parts of China.

"Whether you go to Hong Kong or abroad, there will be quarantine requirements for exit, especially if you are from Wuhan," Wang Yuedan said. "However, no request has been received from hospitals or other places in China. Concerned about fever patients from Wuhan, the common cold will not detect the coronavirus."

(Reporter Tang Di comprehensive report / responsible editor: Ming Xuan)

https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2020/01/17/a102755031.html

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4 new cases of pneumonia freeze in Wuhan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beijing Time: 2020-01-18 06:56

 

[NTD Beijing, January 18, 2020] Wuhan pneumonia epidemic has been delayed. On the 18th local time, Wuhan officially announced that 4 new cases were added. New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco airports will begin screening Chinese tourists from Wuhan, including taking temperature measurements.

In the early morning of the 18th, the Wuhan Health Commission reported that there were 4 new cases of pneumonia infected by the new coronavirus in the city .

Prior to this, officially reported cases in Wuhan have remained in 41 cases from January 11 to 16. In the same period, the number of suspected cases in Hong Kong has increased from 67 to 81, and most of them have been to or from Wuhan.

Yokogawa: " There are several epidemiological characteristics of pneumonia in Wuhan this time . First, when new cases or suspected cases are still being found in other countries and regions, there are no new cases in Wuhan There are very few new cases or new cases. Second, there are more suspected cases in Hong Kong than in Wuhan, and Hong Kong did not have the "super communicator" like SARS in 2003 . In this case, the number of cases in Wuhan should far exceed that in Hong Kong. "

As of the 17th, in addition to mainland China, seven countries and regions around the world have reported confirmed or suspected cases of Wuhan pneumonia.

Including 2 confirmed cases in Thailand and 1 confirmed case in Japan; and 2 suspected cases in Vietnam, 1 suspected in Singapore, 4 suspected in Taiwan, and 2 suspected cases in Macau.

Yokogawa: "In addition to mainland China, Wuhan, no cases of pneumonia this report seems only to spread jumping outside, which is not in line with the characteristics of the spread of the epidemic can only be used in this case CCP is blocked epidemic to do Explanation. It is even more worrying that it is possible that this disease has not been tested, isolated and reported nationwide in accordance with the standards for acute infectious diseases. This is exactly what happened during SARS , and it is also One of the reasons for the large-scale spread of SARS. "

Among them, although the Japanese diagnosed patients have been to Wuhan, they have not been to the source of the epidemic, "South China Seafood Market". In addition, there are a couple of cases in mainland China. Her husband works in the South China Seafood Market, but his wife denies that he has been to the market. Transmission possibility.

Yokogawa: "If the virus has two mutations at the same time, one is highly human-to-human transmission, and the other is highly toxic with severe symptoms and high mortality. The simultaneous occurrence of two is very terrible. This is the case of SARS. Now that the situation is known, including overseas cases, it seems that the severity and mortality of symptoms are lower than SARS, but he does not mean that human-to-human transmission can be ruled out. There are already many signs that humans are likely to have occurred successor."

German virology expert Christian Drosten believes that the new coronavirus and the 2003 SARS virus are "the same virus, but different in form."

The SARS outbreak has killed at least 800 people worldwide. It is worth noting whether the epidemic will continue to spread with the arrival of the Chinese New Year peak.

NTD reporter Lin Lan reports from New York

https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2020/01/17/a102755131.html

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[Forbidden News] Wuhan Pneumonia Frequently Occurs Abroad Only in China?

[New Tang Dynasty Beijing time, January 18, 2020] Since the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, at the end of December last year , there have been confirmed cases in Japan and Thailand , and suspected cases have also appeared in Hong Kong, Vietnam and other places, but However, there are no other provinces or cities in mainland China that have caused the epidemic situation, which has raised people's doubts.

On January 16, the Wuhan Municipal Health and Health Committee issued an update, confirming that a patient infected with " new coronavirus pneumonia" died on the 15th. This is the second death of Wuhan pneumonia, after a patient died on the 9th. There are five more severe cases.

In Wuhan, China, pneumonia of unknown cause occurred at the end of December last year. Authorities have not made the information public until it was revealed by the outside world. The number of reported infections gradually increased from 27 to 59. But since January 11, the number of infected people has remained at 41. The report said that 12 of them were discharged, 5 were severe, and the remaining patients were in stable condition and all received isolation treatment.

On the same day, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held an emergency press conference and confirmed that the first case of Wuhan's new type of pneumonia was confirmed in Japan. It was a Chinese man living in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He had been to Wuhan not long ago.

The second case of Wuhan pneumonia was also found in Thailand. It was a Chinese woman who flew from Wuhan to Bangkok on the 13th.

In addition, Vietnam's Thanh Niên reported that two Chinese people were suspected of having such pneumonia when they arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam on the 14th, and are currently being isolated and cared for.

As for Hong Kong, which has close contacts with mainland China, as of the 15th, there were 71 suspected cases of Wuhan pneumonia, of which 11 were still in hospital.

Taiwan, Vietnam, Macau, Singapore and other places have also appeared suspected cases of new coronavirus pneumonia.

However, as the virus continued to spread overseas, no new cases were reported in China's domestic provinces or even in the six provinces close to Hubei.

Does the virus stop only in mainland China? People strongly questioned whether the health authorities of the Communist Party of China concealed the epidemic. Some netizens said: ｢Coronal cases have gone abroad, and there are no other provinces in China except Wuhan. They also hold their hands under pressure and deceive themselves.｣ Some netizens ironically said that this is 这 a new type of patriotic pneumonia virus, which only goes abroad Province, it is also a politically patriotic virus.

Tan Wei, a doctor living in New Zealand: The public opinion and the public also think that the Chinese Communist Party has concealed them. For historical reasons, during SARS, people in government departments concealed this. Because It has a ridiculous rule, that is, if you have SARS in this place, you have to punish that official. 官员

Dr Tan Wei believes that there are also political factors.

Tan Wei: The CCP has a saying that stability is overriding everything. It does not want these things to cause a phenomenon of social instability. For it, stabilizing its rule is more important than the lives of ordinary people. ｣

Hu Naiwen, a traditional Chinese medicine physician of the Tongdetang National Medicine Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, Taiwan, said that the public still remembers that the Chinese Communist Party covered the outbreak and rapid spread of SARS in China during 2002 and 2003, which caused many deaths. They worry that old things will repeat themselves.

Hu Naiwen, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Tongdetang National Medicine Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, Taiwan: A previous experience was that the SARS epidemic occurred at the end of 2002. But in 2003, the news really came out around February. So many people I did n’t know about it for a while. So it spread to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. Some people in Canada died from SARS. ｣

It is understood that on the 15th, the US State Department has issued an update on health alerts for travel to Wuhan, requiring citizens who feel unwell after going to Wuhan to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia have also strengthened border quarantine measures to take temperature checks on passengers from Wuhan.

Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially named the virus "Wuhan Pneumonia" as "2019 New Coronavirus" and said that the virus has a "limited human-to-human" situation. At the end of January, the new year's Eve in China, thousands of workers and students from other places will return home to spend the New Year or travel abroad for vacations. Whether the virus will spread and cause worries.

Interview / Edited by Chen Han / Posted by Li Ming / Zhong Yuan

https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2020/01/17/a102755104.html

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US CDC issued a health alert (HAN) at 8:30 PM ET on a Friday night.  Background below (emphasis added)

Background
An outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan City was initially reported to WHO on December 31, 2019. Chinese health authorities have confirmed more than 40 infections with a novel coronavirus as the cause of the outbreak. Reportedly, most patients had epidemiological links to a large seafood and animal market. The market was closed on January 1, 2020. Currently, Chinese health authorities report no community spread of this virus, and no transmission among healthcare personnel caring for outbreak patients. No additional cases of infection with 2019-nCoV have been identified in China since January 3, 2020.

https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00426.asp

Edited January 18, 2020 by niman

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...About father's viral pneumonia, he had discomfort, fever, and low fever on January 9th. He went to Wuhan Xinhua Hospital for treatment, took CT, checked blood, and checked known viruses. It showed that there was a shadow in the lungs. After 3 days of treatment, there was no improvement, and there was no way to transfer to Wuhan Tongji Hospital . The hospital has a dedicated fever clinic, and all the fever patients entering the hospital are lying on the floor in the corridor. All the examinations were done in Tongji Hospital . After two days of injections, the doctor actually said that he would go home and be isolated, said that there was no way to go to hospital, there was no bed, and after he came home, he started to suffer from gasping and was unable to breathe. Decreased, seeing his father getting more and more serious, thinking of returning to his hometown for hospitalization, he was recommended to be transferred to the hospital after his diagnosis, and then he was transferred to Jinyintan Hospital . After watching the situation, he finally accepted it. About me and Mother, fever has been for three days, I had ct, two lung infections, and had 2 days of injections. I did n’t see any improvement. Now I ’m helpless, I do n’t know where to go for treatment. Jinyintan hospital called to inform the hospital no clinic, not an injection treatment, pneumonia about this, I feel the need to speak out situation, more comments on my own responsibility. Collapse full text d

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Wuhan confirms four new infections ... Chinese authorities warn of false posts

2020/01/18 22:27

　[Shanghai = Sayaka in the South] Wuhan City government announced on April 18 that four new men have been infected with pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

　The four patients developed symptoms 5 to 8 days and are being treated at a hospital in the city. By the 18th, there were 45 infected people, two of whom had died and five of whom were severely ill. The city government has so far claimed no new cases after three days.

　Anxiety about infection is spreading among about 460 Japanese people living in Wuhan City. Wuhan is the largest city in Hubei Province. According to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Wuhan office, 156 Japanese-affiliated companies have entered the market, with automobile-related companies accounting for half. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there are also direct flights and direct flights from five airlines from Japan.

　In the United States, measures have been taken to strengthen quarantine for non-stop and connecting flights from Wuhan at three airports, including New York. It is said that the body temperature is measured by thermography. According to the CNN (Electronic version), the US Centers for Disease Control and Control (CDC) will dispatch more than 100 employees to airports around the country.

　Chinese officials have punished eight people for "missing untrue information" about pneumonia on the Internet by the 2nd. Approximately 3 billion people are expected to move around the Lunar New Year (January 25) from January 25. Concerns about the spread of infection have led to concerns about posting on the Internet. New pneumonia has been confirmed in Japan and Thailand.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/world/20200118-OYT1T50319/

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Many urban hospitals in mainland China have initiated first-level protection and transfer of medical care

 

With the expansion of the new coronavirus epidemic, more urban hospitals have initiated primary protection. The picture on the right shows the location of a hospital in Wuhan. (Internet picture synthesis)

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Update: 2020-01-18 1:40 AM    Tags : Wuhan , pneumonia

[The Epoch Times, January 18, 2020] (Reporting by Epoch Times, Ling Yun) After the second case of new coronavirus was confirmed in Thailand, the Wuhan Health Commission announced the addition of 4 new cases of pneumonia infected by the new coronavirus . At the same time, many medical staff and patients in Wuhan were infected with the new coronavirus epidemic, but the news was blocked by the hospital, and Jinyintan Hospital, which specializes in the treatment of the new coronavirus, was overcrowded.

Radio Free Asia announced on Twitter on the 17th that the emergency department of Wuhan , Changsha, Chengdu, Nanning, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other major hospitals, medical staff must wear protective clothing during SARS to pick up fever and respiratory diseases in the clinic patient.

The doctor was fully armed for the consultation. (Internet picture synthesis)

Suspected case transmitted from Japan

On Friday (17th), Thailand confirmed a second case of new coronavirus. The patient was a 74-year-old woman from Wuhan, China. She was quarantined after arriving on Monday and was subsequently diagnosed with an infection.

In addition, Japan announced the first confirmed local case of Wuhan's new coronavirus on Thursday. The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) quoted information from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on Friday saying that the Chinese male patient may have been infected by his father.

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said that the male patient reported that he had lived with his father in Wuhan before returning to Japan on the 6th of this month, and said that his father had pneumonia , but the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is not clear whether his father was infected with the new coronavirus , For the time being we cannot rule out the possibility of person-to-person transmission. The patient reported that he had not been to the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan.

According to the Central News Agency, Taiwan experts have completed a pneumonia epidemic visit in Wuhan, China. After returning to Taiwan, a press conference was held on the afternoon of the 16th. The focus of the visit was to clarify whether the virus will be transmitted from person to person. In the case of the infection, there was another case where the father and son and the nephew had won the bid at the same time, but there was no official notification.

Hong Minnan, an epidemic prevention physician at the CDA, said the first was a husband and wife, and the other was a father, son and nephew. Among them, the husband and wife gathered together, and the husband worked in the South China seafood market, but his wife was unable to move. He had not been to the seafood market, and the onset time was 5 days after the onset, and he transmitted the important message "there is a possibility of infection in the family". The second group of three patients all worked at the seafood market.

Online transmission of multiple medical staff blocked by infected hospital

Despite the continuous exposure of overseas epidemics, there is no announcement of the epidemic in other provinces in the mainland except for the limited public disclosure of the epidemic in Wuhan. Triggered external questions: "New patriotic pneumonia virus, only abroad does not leave the province", "coronary cases have gone abroad, there are no other provinces in China except Wuhan? They are holding their hands under pressure and deceiving themselves."

In the midst of doubts, the Wuhan Health Commission recently announced on the 17th that 4 new cases of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infection have been added. At present, the new cases have been transferred to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment.

A mobile phone text message from a suspected doctor to others was uploaded on the Internet, saying, "The doctors of the new pneumonia really did not want to report, but did not dare to report. Several medical staff have been recruited, and many are afraid to speak. "

The suspected doctor's message reminded others to be vigilant. (Web picture)

Another netizen posted that multiple medical staff in some top three hospitals in Wuhan had been infected and the situation was serious. Jinyintan Hospital was not overwhelmed but was overcrowded. She also questioned: "I don't know how long the government will continue to press, but what I want to say is that it is time to panic ..."

Netizens reported that many medical staff were infected. (Web picture)

This netizen's claim that the "Jinyintan Hospital is overcrowded" is corroborated by another netizen's post. The netizen pointed out that his friend's father was diagnosed with the new coronavirus and wanted to transfer to Jinyintan Hospital, but because the beds there were full, he couldn't transfer, he asked the media for help.

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In addition to the medical staff being infected, there were also reports of infections in patients seeking medical treatment. In addition, on the night of January 17, 2020, a netizen commented below a video of " New Wuhan Coronavirus Pneumonia New Death Case" on Tencent : "My wife's hospital has more than 30 patients infected with pneumonia and has been transferred to hospital for isolation." Take screenshots. However, the above information cannot be independently verified.

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A day ago, a message was uploaded from Weibo on the mainland. A Wuhan netizen, Mr. Li Shusss, wrote that his father first had a new coronavirus outbreak, and then he and his mother were infected. However, the hospital stated that there was no outpatient department and he could not get injection treatment, so he sent a letter for help.

He also said that after entering the Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, all fever patients were found. "Many people are lying on the floor of the corridor, all the examinations have been done, and two days of injections have been given. Hospitalized, no beds ", after several setbacks before being sent to Jinyintan Hospital.

Its Weibo content was quickly emptied, but the news was spread and caused concern.

Although the mainland network is strictly sealed, similar news continues to be exposed.

Another netizen named “Muse Yan” broke the news on Weibo. Her mother had a cold and cough for one week, and she became ill. She went to the Wuhan City Central Hospital at 6 am to see the emergency department. The emergency room was overcrowded. All tests are negative.

"Muse Yan" contacted the doctor at the scene and was told that she highly suspected that her mother had the new virus, but when asked where to confirm the diagnosis, the doctor asked the patient to inquire about how to treat it. The doctor also said "I don't know" , His mother eventually took no action and was not segregated.

Netizens questioned the relevant authorities: "Where did the data released by your authoritative authority come from? If I hadn't experienced it myself, I would really have believed you. If you suspect that you have a new virus, even the doctors do n’t know where to check, confirm the diagnosis, ridiculous? Take Are the patients' lives joking? "

Netizens broke the news that their family members got medical treatment. (Network screenshot)

Due to the emergence of multiple suspected "human-to-human" cases, what is most worrying about the outside world now is that the tide of returning to the Chinese New Year, which will reach 3 billion, has begun, and many railway stations in the mainland have not adopted any epidemic prevention measures.

The press conference held by the New Office of the Communist Party of China on January 9 predicts that the number of tourists sent back to China this year will reach more than 3 billion. Among them, there were 2.43 billion passenger trips on the road, 440 million passenger trips on the railway, 79 million passenger trips on civil aviation, and 45 million passenger trips on water. #

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[The Epoch Times, January 17, 2020] (The Epoch Times reporters Ling Yun, Xu Yunqi, Lai Yiru, Li Yixin, Taiwan comprehensive report) After the confirmed cases of Wuhan new coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia ) infections have appeared in Thailand and Japan , Wuhan announced late at night on the 16th A new death has been added, but no new cases have been reported. Netizens suspect that the Chinese authorities have concealed the epidemic. Some netizens in Wuhan broke the news that his father suffered from Wuhan pneumonia, and that he and his mother also suffered from the same symptoms. The news was quickly deleted.

Wuhan Health and Medical Commission announced late on the 16th that a new case of death from a new coronavirus infection was reported in the city . The deceased Xiong Moumou, male, 69 years old, became ill on December 31, 2019, became worse on January 4, 2020, and died at 00:45 on January 15 due to ineffective rescue. However, the notice said that the city had no new cases of pneumonia infected with new coronavirus on January 15, and the Communist Party ’s official notification remained at 41 infected people.

There has been one new death in pneumonia in Wuhan, China, and a total of 2 deaths. (Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images)

The picture shows a message from Chinese netizens. (Weibo screenshot)

The picture shows a message from Chinese netizens. (Weibo screenshot)

The picture shows a message from Chinese netizens. (Weibo screenshot)

The picture shows the Wuhan South China Seafood Wholesale Market where the virus was found. (NOEL CELIS / AFP via Getty Images)

However, Wuhan netizen "Mr. Shusss" said on Weibo on January 16 that his father had discomfort, fever, and low fever on January 9 and went to Wuhan Xinhua Hospital for treatment. He took a CT (Computed Tomography), checked his blood, A check of the virus showed that there was a shadow in the lungs, and there was no improvement after 3 days of treatment, and he was transferred to Wuhan Tongji Hospital for treatment.

According to the post, "(Tongji) Hospital has a special fever clinic, and all the patients entering the hospital are fever patients, so many people are lying on the floor of the corridor. (Father) All the examinations were done at Tongji Hospital and they were called for two days. Needle, the doctor said that he went home for isolation and said there was no way to go to hospital and no bed. "

The netizen said that after his father returned home, he began to suffer from asthma, unable to breathe, and continued to have fever. He was sent to Jinyintan Hospital after several trials and turns. The hospital saw the situation was serious and finally accepted the patient.

Netizens said that they and their mother had a fever for three days, had a CT scan, showed a double lung infection, and attached their own checklist. "The injection did not improve for two days, and I felt very helpless. I didn't know where to go for treatment. I called Jinyintan Hospital to inform the hospital that there is no outpatient department and the injection could not be treated." He said: It is necessary to explain the situation. And take responsibility for what they say.

But then, the post was reported by another Weibo account, and "Mr. Shusss" deleted the post because of concerns. But he made it clear, "Everything you post is not exaggerated, it's all about seeking truth from facts. At first, Weibo was meant to remind everyone."

Netizens Lu questioned: the virus only goes abroad but not the province

Another staff member of Wuhan University Hospital revealed on Weibo: "There are already several cases in our hospital, which have been closely isolated. It is terrifying. It is said that 80% of them are SARS."

Despite the spread of news abroad, China ’s provinces and cities except Wuhan have not announced the epidemic, prompting Chinese netizens to question the authorities' concealment, “New patriotic pneumonia virus, only leaving the country but not the province”, “is a strong political patriot virus".

The U.S. Department of State released a health alert update for travel to Wuhan on Wednesday (15), urging U.S. citizens traveling to Wuhan to avoid contact with animals, animal markets and livestock products, and propose a series of precautionary measures. The United States requires citizens who have been to Wuhan to feel ill to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

Zhuang Renxiang, deputy director of the CDC, said on the 17th that pneumonia in Wuhan, China, added one death and a total of two deaths, and Thailand also added a new case of immigration from outside China. Details are still unclear.

Zhuang Renxiang said that currently there are 4 people in China reporting "Severe Special Infectious Pneumonia", aged between 6 and 47, of which 3 were found by the boarding quarantine or airport fever screening station upon entry, and 1 was notified by the hospital. There is no history of South China seafood market activity and bird contact history, and after two virus tests were negative, two cases of H1N1 influenza A, two cases of influenza B were obtained, and four cases of Wuhan pneumonia were ruled out. As of now, there are no confirmed cases of new coronavirus in China in 2019.

MAC upgrades Wuhan warning lights

The MAC stated on the 17th that the CDA has considered the confirmed cases in Thailand and Japan that have not been to the South China seafood market, and the research has not ruled out a limited risk of human-to-human transmission. In addition, the source of the infection has not yet been clarified, and the tourism epidemic in Wuhan will be promoted on the 16th. It is recommended to go to the second level alert. Referring to the decision of the CDA, the MAC adjusted the warning lights of the area to "yellow" at the same time, and advised the public to pay special attention to travel safety and review whether they should go.

The MAC reminds that the annual vacation is approaching. If people intend to go to Wuhan, China and its adjacent areas, they should avoid entering and exiting traditional markets, hospitals, and other public places, as well as contact with wild and livestock animals, and take personal protection measures; return to China If the above symptoms occur within 14 days, you should wear a mask to see a doctor as soon as possible, and inform the doctor of travel history, occupation, contact history, and whether they are clustered. ◇

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"Wuhan pneumonia" deleted from the net ... Chinese authorities control information or NHK overseas broadcast also suspended

2020.1.18

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　Health authorities in Wuhan, China, have announced that four new cases of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus have been identified. The city has a total of 45 affected cases. Some observers say that posts such as "hospital beds are missing" have been removed from China's internet, and that information control by authorities has been strengthened.

　According to Chinese media, a user living in Wuhan had a fever with his family and visited the hospital, and wrote, "The patient with fever was overflowing in the hallway." While the new type of pneumonia has spread to Japan and Thailand, it has also been deleted in China, stating that no cases other than Wuhan have been reported.

　When NHK International Broadcast broadcasted news that pointed to the possibility of information control, the screen was blacked out and the broadcast was suspended. The Chinese authorities seemed to have judged it inconvenient.

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New type of pneumonia in China, the number of cases increased by 4 people NHK report from Japan was interrupted

2020.1.18 18:10International China / Taiwan

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Seafood market continues to close in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

　[Beijing = Shohei Mitsuka] Wuhan city authorities in Hubei province in central China have announced on April 18 that they have confirmed four new cases of pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus, which is one after another. This has brought the total number of affected cases to 45 in the city. He also confirmed that he had confirmed that he had a second case in Thailand.

　Chinese authorities seem to be nervous about information management as well as stopping the spread of the infection. When NHK International Broadcasting reported the news about new pneumonia on the night of the 17th, the screen suddenly went black and the broadcast was interrupted for several minutes.

　The four new cases were all male and started on the 5th to 8th of this month. He received medical treatment at a medical institution in Wuhan, and his condition has improved and his condition has remained stable. City officials have so far explained that no new cases have occurred since the 3rd.

　On the other hand, one case has been confirmed outside of China in Japan and two cases in Thailand. A statement released yesterday revealed that four cases of close contacts at home were identified and subject to follow-up measures for those affected in Japan.

　New types of pneumonia have been reported in Wuhan since December last year. Most of the affected individuals have been linked to the seafood market in the city, and two men have been confirmed to have died so far. Authorities have stated that "the possibility of human-to-human transmission cannot be ruled out, but is limited, and that the risk of human-to-human transmission is somewhat lower."

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"SARS has not disappeared, but has been parasitic in bats?" Official rumors!

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01-18 21:52

Wuhan mysterious disease is a new SARS virus?

Wuhan pneumonia and SARS are as similar as 90%?

SARS has been parasitic in bats?

Just now, China CDC

For Wuhan Viral Pneumonia

Five big rumors to dispel rumors!

Rumor One

Mysterious disease outbreak in Wuhan has been confirmed as a new SARS virus

In response, the China CDC stated that the pathogen causing Wuhan's "mysterious virus" was identified as a new type of coronavirus, not a SARS virus.

Rumor Two

Wuhan new virus is 73% similar to SARS, Wuhan new coronavirus gene sequence is 80% similar to SARS virus; Wuhan pneumonia and SARS are up to 90% similar.

The Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that the similarity of the virus genes cannot be equated with the similar pathogenicity of the virus. Although the new coronavirus and SARS and MERS coronaviruses belong to the same family of coronaviruses, genetic evolution analysis showed that It belongs to different subgroup branches, it is not SARS or MERS virus, and their viral gene sequences are quite different.

Rumor Three

There have been several cases in our hospital and they have been closely isolated. Very scary, it is said that 80% is SARS.

The China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that coronaviruses are very common in nature and are divided into many types. The damage caused by them is also very different. The pathogen that caused the viral pneumonia in Wuhan is a new coronavirus, which is different from SARS virus. Isolation and treatment of infectious disease patients is a requirement of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases", which is responsible for both the patient and the public health. As of the early morning of January 18, a total of 45 cases have been reported, all in Wuhan City designated hospital isolation treatment.

Rumor Four

SARS has not disappeared and has been parasitic in bats

According to the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a SARS epidemic broke out in China from 2002 to 2003. No cases of SARS have been found in China for nearly a decade, and no human SARS coronavirus has been detected in bats.

Rumor Five

Wuhan pneumonia virus is a long-standing SARS corona virus

The China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the "Corona virus" circulated online was transliterated from coronavirus (coronavirus), and the pathogen that caused the viral pneumonia in Wuhan was a new coronavirus, not a SARS virus. Current investigations have shown that the virus's human-to-human transmission capacity and pathogenicity are weaker than SARS.

Source | Beijing Daily reporter Liu Huan

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Wuhan Pneumonia] Shenzhen Now Suspected Cases The Third People's Hospital is on alert (22:39)

Figure 2-1-Staff in the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen are fully disinfected wearing fully equipped staff. (Photo by Ming Pao reporter)

This newspaper received two independent news, both pointing out that a suspected case of a new coronavirus has occurred in Shenzhen, and some patients are being tested. One of them said that the patient was being treated in isolation at Shenzhen Third People's Hospital.

A reporter from this newspaper went to the above hospital this afternoon (18th) and found that the hospital is waiting for it. At about 4.30 am, the reporter was near the infectious disease building of the hospital. A staff member was wearing a white protective clothing and a face mask from head to toe. There was an elder wearing a mask and crutches behind him. Infectious disease building.

When the elders came upstairs, another staff member wearing full protective equipment and a face mask immediately outside the building's elevator lobby, pulled up the blockade line with ice cream cones and tape. After entering the elevator lobby for disinfection, the blockade line was lifted for about 5 minutes. It is said to be used to isolate the "Infection 3 Division" on the 4th floor of the Infectious Diseases Building, which is used to isolate related patients in Wuhan. The entrance is a nurse station.

The CHP responded that it had not received any notification from the National Health Commission so far. The center will continue to maintain contact with the National Health Commission and the World Health Organization to closely monitor the situation.

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Virus casts shadow over China's biggest festival, but little worry at epicenter

 

Cate Cadell

5 MIN READ

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could spread when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during next week’s lunar new year festival, but residents said there were was little anxiety in the city at the epicenter.

 

FILE PHOTO: File picture of passengers waiting to board trains at Shanghai's Hongqiao Railway Station as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Chinese officials are cracking down on those who spread news about the disease online, some people said.

As of Friday, two people in the city of Wuhan had died following an outbreak of pneumonia linked to a new strain of coronavirus that authorities suspect originated in a seafood market.

Wuhan’s health authority said on Saturday that a further four people were confirmed to have the virus, bringing the total number of known cases to almost 50.

Two cases have been reported in Thailand and one in Japan, all people who had traveled from Wuhan recently.

A report published by London’s Imperial College said there could be as many as 1,723 infections in Wuhan city alone.

“It is likely that the Wuhan outbreak of a novel coronavirus has caused substantially more cases of moderate or severe respiratory illness than currently reported,” said the report.

 

“Self-sustaining human-to-human transmission should not be ruled out.”

Chinese officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Currently the World Health Organisation and Wuhan health authorities have not concluded that the virus can be passed from person to person.

According to official statistics released on Saturday, 763 people who came in contact with victims were identified by authorities, and 98 remain under observation.

The United States and most Asian countries have stepped up screenings of travelers from Wuhan and the WHO has warned hospitals worldwide that a wider outbreak is possible.

In 2002/03, the SARS virus which originated in China killed nearly 800 people worldwide.

People in Wuhan who spoke to Reuters said that while many are reviewing travel plans as a precaution, general anxiety over the virus is low. Businesses are operating normally in the city, which has a population of over 8 million, they said.

 

Gyms, pools, transport hubs and food markets contacted by Reuters said they had not made changes or taken extra precautions.

More than 400 million Chinese people are expected to make 3 billion trips over the new year beginning on January 24, mostly migrant workers returning to their home towns. However, many Chinese also use the holiday to go overseas.

A person who works for China’s official train ticketing service told Reuters on Friday that there were no additional health screening measures or temperature checks in place at Wuhan train stations.

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Since Wednesday, people traveling from Wuhan’s Tianhe International airport have been subject to temperature tests before boarding flights, according to an official notice.

Two flight attendants staffing separate domestic flights in and out of the city said they had not received additional training or warnings about the virus.

But people who have been affected are worried.

“I look at a public handrail or food or people standing close together and it makes me feel anxious,” said a 33-year-old woman surnamed Peng, who lives roughly one km (a half-mile) from the seafood market where the virus is suspected to have originated and says her elderly aunt was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms late last week.

 

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The illness is not a confirmed case of coronavirus, she told Reuters by phone, but two relatives canceled plans to visit the pair for the new year.

Peng declined to share her full name because hospital authorities and police have warned Wuhan residents against speaking about the virus online or to media.

“There is no holiday for me ... only worry,” she said.

One woman, whose elderly parents have been hospitalized with flu-like conditions, said she had been ordered to take full precautions even though her parents were not confirmed to have been infected by the virus.

“I can only deliver food to the door. We can’t get in, we can’t see each other, and we can only talk by phone,” she said of her visits to the hospital.

“We wear two layers of masks every day, we don’t go to crowded places, and we disinfect and wash our hands.”

As the number of new cases continues to rise, locals say authorities are cracking down on people who post online information on the virus or sick relatives.

Earlier this month, state media said eight people had been “dealt with according to law” in cases related to sharing information about the virus on social media.  

 

Two people told Reuters they had been ordered by police to remove social media posts. They declined to share their names.

Several source who spoke to Reuters said admittance departments at hospitals in Wuhan were unusually busy and many people with flu symptoms were told to return home.

“People are scared,” said Peng. “Most people maybe have a regular flu or cold… but where is the person who takes that chance?”

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Wuhan Zeng 17 confirmed the diagnosis of some non-contact seafood city Shenzhen is now suspected cases

Figure 3-1-When the staff member took the elders into the infectious disease building, there was a staff member wearing full protective equipment in the elevator.... (Photo by Ming Pao reporter)

[Ming Pao News] The number of confirmed new coronaviruses in Wuhan has soared. The Wuhan Health and Medical Commission announced at 17:43 this morning that 17 new cases were reported. Some had no history of contact with South China Seafood City, and the total number of patients rose to 62. At the same time, the latest epidemic situation is more likely to be closer to Hong Kong. This newspaper has received two independent sources indicating that suspected cases have occurred in Shenzhen and are being tested. It is also reported that the designated hospital for infectious diseases and Shenzhen Third People's Hospital are receiving patients with Wuhan pneumonia. The hospital was waiting for it. Yesterday, some staff members wore protective clothing from head to toe to accompany the same person into the "infectious disease building", which specifically isolated related patients in Wuhan. The staff of the hospital said that the national information "will not be announced" whether there are confirmed patients.

News: Some patients in Shenzhen are doing new virus tests

Regarding whether the Shenzhen epidemic was notified, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Department of Health said yesterday that the Centre for Health Protection had not received the relevant notification from the National Health and Health Commission until yesterday.

This newspaper received two independent news, both of which pointed out that patients were being tested for the new coronavirus in Shenzhen, and it was reported that the patients were concentrated in Shenzhen Third People's Hospital (Third Hospital). The hospital is a top three infectious disease general hospital, with two key specialties of Shenzhen tuberculosis and emerging infectious diseases, and relying on the CUHK (Shenzhen) Infectious Diseases Research Center, the Hong Kong University National Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases Shenzhen Branch, etc. It became the designated hospital to receive patients when the H7N9 avian flu broke out in the Mainland.

Our reporter went to the hospital for observation yesterday afternoon. At about 4.30pm, I saw a staff member wearing a white protective clothing and mask from head to toe near the infected building in the hospital. There was an old man wearing a mask and crutches behind his back. Slowly follow the staff towards the "Infectious Disease Building".

When the old man went upstairs, another staff member wearing full protective equipment and a face mask was outside the building elevator lobby and pulled up the blockade line with ice cream cones and tape. After entering the elevator lobby for disinfection for about 5 minutes, the blockade line was lifted. On the 4th floor of the Infectious Diseases Building, there is a nurse's station at the entrance of the "Infectious Diseases Division 3". There are about three or four nurses with full-body protective equipment.

The old man sent the infected building to block and disinfect for 5 minutes

As seen in the hospital area, all staff members wear masks. Fever clinic and emergency department staff also wear blue protective clothing and caps. They also wear masks. Some people wear white gloves. However, only a small number of outpatients wear masks. The reporter told the emergency room reception staff that there was a sore throat and cough. The staff then asked the reporter whether they had been to Wuhan, had contact with birds, or had a fever. The reporter said that they did not. The staff took out the probe of the probe and asked for heat to be diverted. .

In addition, as a family member of the patient, the reporter told the staff yesterday that the family member had entered the isolation ward because of fever and suspected pneumonia, and the staff asked whether it was a Wuhan patient, and told the reporter that all patients from Wuhan with fever Enter the "Infectious Diseases 3 Division" isolation ward on the 4th floor of the Infectious Diseases Building. The reporter asked if a new coronavirus was diagnosed on the floor, and the staff responded "you don't need to ask anything else."

Ask if there is a confirmed staff: National information will not be released

This newspaper called the Third Hospital yesterday to inquire about the identity of the family members of patients suspected of being infected with the new virus, and said that they expected to be transferred to the hospital. A male staff member said that the hospital was the designated hospital in Shenzhen to receive confirmed patients. Referrals from the health department, "No casual referrals, we have a plan." When asked whether the hospital was treating several confirmed patients, the staff member said that the country information was "not to be released" and said that he did not know the situation.

This newspaper later called the hospital as a reporter to inquire about whether it had accepted suspected or confirmed patients. The male staff member said, "I can't tell you that our system is different. You can only say that you have a confirmed diagnosis." The reporter asked whether there were any confirmed cases. He said he was not clear and asked the leader.

Some hospitals say those diagnosed must be transferred to a third hospital

Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital received a woman with severe pneumonia last week, which said it was ruled out of infection with the new coronavirus. The newspaper called the hospital yesterday and asked if the family members could be treated with the new virus if they were diagnosed with the infection. Staff said that the confirmed patients must be transferred to the third hospital.

Since the day before yesterday, this newspaper has inquired through Guangdong Province and Shenzhen Municipal Health and Health Commission via email and telephone whether there are suspected patients, and no reply has been received. The reporter called the Publicity Office of the Shenzhen Municipal Health and Medical Commission yesterday to inquire whether the third hospital had received patients with suspected or confirmed new coronavirus. The staff said that the Publicity Office was not authorized to release the information on the epidemic situation. If there is news, it will be issued by the State or Guangdong Health Commission. The reporter then called the head of the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Health and Health Commission and the Guangzhou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but no one answered.

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China’s post-Sars reporting system may explain long delays in announcing new cases of Wuhan virus

• The recent spike in the number of confirmed cases has prompted questions about the process, but medical specialists say the admin involved may be the reason it takes so long
• One health official in Guangdong province said confirmation from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing is needed before they can be announced

 

Mimi Lau,William Zheng,Alice Yan

Published: 11:15pm, 20 Jan, 2020

 

 

More than 130 new cases have been confirmed in Wuhan. Photo: Getty Images

 

A rigorous testing and reporting system that China established following the Sars outbreak more than a decade ago is the most probable explanation for the long delays in confirming new cases of the virus that originated in Wuhan, according to medical specialists.

The sudden surge in confirmed cases over the past few days – including more than 130 in Wuhan along with the first instances in Beijing and Guangdong province – have raised questions about the robustness of China’s reporting system for communicable diseases and whether mainland officials are willing to share information about the strain of pneumonia.

Professor David Hui Shu-cheong, an infectious diseases specialist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said confirmation for suspected cases of the novel coronavirus was often delayed because it required tests in a separate laboratory to avoid errors.

“I am not familiar with mainland’s reporting mechanism. But I understand that the genomics sequence was not submitted to the World Health Organisation until the 12th [of January] and it takes two days for reagents to be generated for the diagnostic test kits before they can be distributed to local public health institutions,” Hui said.

 

New China virus likely at human transmission stage as infections spread, doctors say

20 Jan 2020

“That’s why we saw a sudden surge of diagnosed cases over the weekend as local health institutions also received the diagnostic kits in batches.

 

 

“At least in Hong Kong, a delayed confirmation is most certainly expected as it takes two positive results done in two laboratories before it can be publicly declared. But it might even be more complicated for cases in China as it involves multiple levels of administration,” he added.

 

One of the Guangdong cases involved a 66-year-old man who started showing symptoms of fever in Shenzhen on January 3 after a visit to Wuhan.

He sought medical consultation in the border city the following day and was quarantined a week later.

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But it was not until Sunday that the authorities could confirm that the patient had contracted the virus.

 

A Guangdong health official who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed that all health workers are required to follow a time-consuming three-step confirmation protocol.

“Actually it only takes a short while to get virus results in local hospitals with the test kits. What is time-consuming is that suspected cases are required to wait for a second positive result from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention [in Beijing] before a panel of experts can go ahead with clinical diagnosis. Only after these three steps are completed can we publicly declare any confirmed case,” the official said.

Professor David Hui Shu-cheong said suspected cases needed a second lab test to avoid errors. Photo: Felix Wong

China has learned a painful lesson about the lack of transparency and emergency planning during the severe acute respiratory syndrome crisis, which exposed its lack of an effective central command system to coordinate and control the reporting of diseases and the sharing of information.

 

Since then, China has spent billions of yuan on training and rebuilding its infectious disease control system and on strengthening the information-sharing networks both domestically and with international bodies such as the World Health Organisation.

By 2006, it had established a national, real-time and internet-based reporting system for communicable diseases and public health emergencies.

 

China says infections spreading as it reports third death from Wuhan virus

20 Jan 2020

On Monday, mainland Chinese internet users started to express increasing concern about the spread of the disease, which has so far killed three people.

“How can we avoid a large-scale outbreak? It is too difficult as the Spring Festival travel peak season is under way,” one wrote on the social media network Weibo.

“The health authorities issued statements many times [about the epidemic] these days, and this shows that the situation is becoming more serious. I am really scared,” another person wrote.

A financial worker in Guangzhou surnamed Yuan said he was worried about the arrival of a relative of his wife from Wuhan to celebrate Lunar New Year.

“We will pick him up at the railway station and have dinner on New Year’s Eve,” he said. “It’s a dedicate matter: the relative insists on visiting us and it would not be polite for us to say no.”

The new cases coincide with the peak travel season for Lunar New Year. Photo: AFP

Zhou Hongming, a university teacher in Wuhan, said she did not feel there is a panic in the city, although the local health authorities have stepped up a campaign to remind people of the importance of hygiene.

“I think that after Sars, people are less alarmed [about infectious diseases] than before,” she said.

She said local people only started paying more attention to the epidemic on Sunday after the authorities reported a significant increase of confirmed cases.

“I heard that face masks are beginning to run out of stock,” said Zhou.

 

China coronavirus: Beijing breaks its silence, but only to ‘deny rumours’

20 Jan 2020

But a Beijing-based media worker who is a Wuhan native said that when he returned to his hometown on Saturday, he was the only one wearing a mask at the railway station.

“Wuhan’s epidemic prevention and control measures do not seem to have been well implemented. The public generally has relatively low awareness of the danger of the infection,” said the man who did not want to be named.

“A local friend said he saw many people living in other cities sharing information about new confirmed cases in Beijing and Guangdong on social media. My friend jokingly said that people from outside Wuhan are more frightened than Wuhan residents.”

Additional reporting by Alice Yan

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3046913/chinas-post-sars-reporting-system-may-explain-long-delays