2019-nCoV Shenzhen Guangdong

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Suspect 2019-nCoV cases are being reported in Shezhen, Guangdong infectious disease hospital.  Suspect and confirmed nCoV cases will be reported here.

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However, three separate sources have told the South China Morning Post that at least two suspected cases have been reported in the south China city of Shenzhen, and a third in Shanghai, in the east of the country.

 

 

The two people in Shenzhen are currently in quarantine at the Third People’s Hospital, which specialises in the treatment of infectious diseases, the sources said.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3046681/china-coronavirus-least-three-suspected-cases-found-shenzhen

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Indian school teacher becomes first foreigner to contract coronavirus in China

A 45-year-old Indian school teacher is undergoing treatment for a new strain of pneumonia outbreak spreading in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Shenzhen, becoming the first foreigner to have contracted the mysterious SARS-like coronavirus.

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Press Trust of India 

Beijing

January 19, 2020

UPDATED: January 19, 2020 18:44 IST

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese govt said a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified as a possible cause of an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan. (Photo: AP)

 

A45-year-old Indian school teacher is undergoing treatment for a new strain of pneumonia outbreak spreading in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Shenzhen, becoming the first foreigner to have contracted the mysterious SARS-like coronavirus.

Preeti Maheshwari, a teacher at an international school in Shenzhen, has been admitted to a local hospital after she fell seriously ill last Friday.

Doctors on Monday confirmed that she was suffering from the virus and is being treated for it, her husband Ashuman Khowal told PTI from Shenzhen.

The virus has caused alarm because of its connection to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) which killed nearly 650 people in China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003.

Khowal, a businessman from Delhi, said Maheswari was being treated in the intensive care unit and is currently on a ventilator and other supporting systems.

Khowal, who is allowed to visit the patient for a few hours every day, said she was unconscious and doctors have said she could take a long time to recover.

According to the reports from Wuhan, where the virus started surfacing few weeks ago, 17 new cases have been reported, taking the total number of cases to 62.

A total of 19 have been cured and discharged from the hospital, and the rest remain in isolation and are receiving treatment, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

Two people in Shenzhen are currently in quarantine at the Third People's Hospital, which specialises in the treatment of infectious diseases, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

India on Friday issued an advisory to its nationals visiting China following a second death due to the outbreak of the new strain of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan where over 500 Indian medical students are studying.

 

"An infection with a novel coronavirus has been reported from China. As on 11th January, 2020, 41 confirmed cases have been reported so far," said the travel warning issued by India.

Travel-related cases have been reported one each in Thailand and Japan.

Over 500 Indian students study in the Wuhan city's medical colleges in universities. But most of them appear to have left for home for the Chinese New Year holidays.

The clinical signs and symptoms are mainly fever with a few patients having difficulty in breathing, the Indian travel warning said.

Mode of transmission is unclear as of now. However, so far there is little evidence of significant human- to-human transmission, it said.

The patients showed symptoms such as fever or cough, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said.

Epidemiological investigations into the 17 new cases are underway and close contacts are being traced, the authority said, adding that Wuhan will continue to expand the search area, identify suspected cases and conduct sampling tests.

Epidemiological analysis of previously published cases found that some cases had no exposure to Wuhan's Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which is believed to be related to most of the infected cases. It has been temporarily closed while disinfection is carried out, the Xinhua report said.

A total of 681 among 763 close contacts who were placed under medical observation have been released. No cases were found among the close contacts.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-indian-school-teacher-1638293-2020-01-19

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Indian School Teacher Diagnosed with Streptococcal Infection, Under Treatment

 January 19, 2020 Healthwire Bureau

K J M Varma

Beijing, Janaury19-A 45-year-old Indian school teacher in the Chinese city of Shenzhen is undergoing treatment for a Streptococcal infection which was initially suspected to be a case of mysterious SARS-like coronavirus prevalent in the country.

Preeti Maheshwari, a teacher at an international school in Shenzhen, is being treated for Streptococcal infection, her husband Ashuman Khowal told PTI from Shenzhen.

He said the doctors said she was being treated for the infection in the intensive care unit and is currently on a ventilator and other supporting systems. Initially it was suspected that Maheshwari may have been suffering from a new type of coronavirus. Khowal, however, clarified that his wife case had been diagnosed as Streptococcal infection. Chinese city of Wuhan is currently under the grip of a new mysterious viral pneumonia.

According to the official media reports, tentative diagnosis of the pneumonia is caused by a coronavirus. The virus has caused alarm because of its connection to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) which killed nearly 650 people in China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003.

According to the reports from Wuhan, where the virus started surfacing few weeks ago, 17 new cases have been reported, taking the total number of cases to 62. A total of 19 have been cured and discharged from the hospital, and the rest remain in isolation and are receiving treatment, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Two people in Shenzhen are currently in quarantine at the Third People’s Hospital, which specialises in the treatment of infectious diseases, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

India on Friday issued an advisory to its nationals visiting China following a second death due to the outbreak of the new strain of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan where over 500 Indian medical students are studying.

“An infection with a novel coronavirus has been reported from China. As on 11th January, 2020, 41 confirmed cases have been reported so far,” said the travel warning issued by India.

Travel-related cases have been reported one each in Thailand and Japan. Over 500 Indian students study in the Wuhan city’s medical colleges in universities. Most of them appear to have left for home for the Chinese New Year holidays. The clinical signs and symptoms of coronavirus infection are mainly fever with a few patients having difficulty in breathing, the Indian travel warning said. Mode of transmission is unclear as of now.

However, so far there is little evidence of significant human- to-human transmission, it said. The patients showed symptoms such as fever or cough, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said. Epidemiological investigations into the 17 new cases are underway and close contacts are being traced, the authority said, adding that Wuhan will continue to expand the search area, identify suspected cases and conduct sampling tests.

Epidemiological analysis of previously published cases found that some cases had no exposure to Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which is believed to be related to most of the infected cases. It has been temporarily closed while disinfection is carried out, the Xinhua report said. A total of 681 among 763 close contacts who were placed under medical observation have been released. No cases were found among the close contacts. (PTI)

https://healthwire.co/indian-school-teacher-diagnosed-with-streptococcal-infection-under-treatment/

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Guangdong confirmed first case of new coronavirus

2020-01-20 03:18:49 Beijing News

The patient was a 66-year-old male. He went to visit relatives in Wuhan on December 29 last year. He developed fever, fatigue and other symptoms on January 3, returned to the hospital on the 4th, and was transferred to Shenzhen designated hospital for isolation and treatment on January 11.

Beijing News (Reporter Xu Wen) According to the Guangdong Health Commission, on January 19, the National Health and Health Commission confirmed the first confirmed case of pneumonia imported from Guangdong with a new coronavirus infection.

 

The patient is a 66-year-old male who currently lives in Shenzhen. He went to visit relatives in Wuhan on December 29, 2019. He developed fever and fatigue on January 3, 2020. He returned to Shenzhen on January 4, and went to Shenzhen on January 11. Designated hospital isolation treatment. Proved by the provincial and municipal disease control centers using optimized test kits, it was positive for new coronavirus nucleic acids. On January 18, the specimens were sent to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for viral nucleic acid review testing, and the results were positive. On January 19, the case was evaluated and confirmed by the experts of the diagnostic group under the Epidemic Leadership Group of the National Health and Health Commission and the content of the "New Coronary Virus Infection Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Trial Version 2)". This case was confirmed as a confirmed case of pneumonitis infected by a novel coronavirus. The patient is now in stable condition. Guangdong has followed up close contacts.

 

At present, Guangdong is fully treating patients, conducting in-depth epidemiological investigations, strengthening close contact follow-up management, intensifying pre-examination and triage of fever clinics, standardizing the monitoring, screening, diagnosis and treatment of suspicious cases, and deepening patriotic Health campaigns, strengthening environmental rectification, managing farmer's markets, banning illegal wildlife sales, and comprehensively implementing various prevention and control measures.

 

Experts judged that the current epidemic situation is still preventable and controllable. Experts remind that it is currently in the season of high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases in winter and spring. Citizens should take good personal hygiene protection, pay attention to maintaining indoor environmental hygiene and air circulation, and minimize activities to public places with no air circulation or dense crowds. Symptoms of infection, please go to the medical institution in time.

 

Beijing News reporter Xu Wen

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http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/20/676734.html

Edited January 19, 2020 by niman

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National Health and Health Commission confirms the first confirmed case of pneumonia in our province with imported new coronavirus infection

Time: 2020-01-20 02:51:59 source: this website

 

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　　On January 19, the National Health and Health Commission confirmed the first confirmed case of pneumonia in our province with imported new coronavirus infection.

　　The patient is a 66-year-old male who currently lives in Shenzhen. He went to visit relatives in Wuhan on December 29, 2019. He developed fever and fatigue on January 3, 2020. He returned to Shenzhen on January 4, and went to Shenzhen on January 11. Designated hospital isolation treatment. Proved by the provincial and municipal disease control centers using optimized test kits, it was positive for new coronavirus nucleic acids. On January 18, the specimens were sent to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for viral nucleic acid review testing, and the results were positive. On January 19, the case was evaluated and confirmed by the experts of the diagnostic group under the Epidemic Leadership Group of the National Health and Health Commission and the content of the "New Coronary Virus Infection Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Trial Version 2)". This case was confirmed as a confirmed case of pneumonitis infected by a novel coronavirus. The patient is now in stable condition. Our province has followed up and follow up those who are in close contact.

　　At present, our province is doing its best to treat patients, conducting in-depth epidemiological investigations, strengthening close contact follow-up management, intensifying pre-examination and triage of fever clinics, standardizing the monitoring, screening, diagnosis and treatment of suspicious cases, and in-depth Patriotic health campaign, strengthen environmental rectification, do a good job of farmer market management, ban illegal wildlife sales, and comprehensively implement various prevention and control measures.

　　Experts judged that the current epidemic situation is still preventable and controllable. Experts remind that it is currently in the season of high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases in winter and spring. Citizens should take good personal hygiene protection, pay attention to maintaining indoor environmental hygiene and air circulation, and minimize activities to public places with no air circulation or dense crowds. Symptoms of infection, please go to the medical institution in time.

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Another 8 cases of new coronavirus pneumonia observed in Shenzhen are being treated in isolation

2020-01-20 09:51:27 Beijing News reporter: Xu Wen

Shenzhen launched the city's joint prevention and control work mechanism, started temperature monitoring at airports, terminals, railway stations, passenger stations and other places to strengthen case investigation.

Beijing News Express (Reporter Xu Wen) Reporter learned from the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission on January 20 that the first confirmed case of pneumonia of imported new coronavirus infection was confirmed in Shenzhen on January 19, and another 8 cases were observed at designated hospitals. Isolation treatment, follow-up investigations and medical observations are ongoing.

 

Shenzhen launched the city's joint prevention and control work mechanism, started temperature monitoring at airports, terminals, railway stations, passenger stations and other places to strengthen case investigation.

 

Briefing of Shenzhen Municipal Health and Health Commission on prevention and control of pneumonia

 

On January 19, the National Health and Health Commission confirmed the first confirmed case of pneumonia imported from Shenzhen with a new coronavirus infection.

 

The patient was a 66-year-old male living in Shenzhen. He went to visit relatives in Wuhan on December 29, 2019. He developed fever and fatigue on January 3, 2020. He returned to Shenzhen on January 4, and went to Shenzhen on January 11. City designated hospital isolation treatment. Proved by the provincial and municipal disease control centers using optimized test kits, it was positive for new coronavirus nucleic acids. On January 18, the specimens were sent to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for viral nucleic acid review testing, and the results were positive. On January 19, an expert from the diagnosis team under the Epidemic Leading Group of the National Health and Health Commission evaluated the case and confirmed it as a confirmed case of pneumonia due to a new coronavirus infection. At present, the hospital is organizing all-out treatment, and the patient's condition is stable. Another 8 observation cases were isolated and treated at designated hospitals. Follow-up investigations and medical observations are ongoing.

 

Experts have determined that the Spring Festival period is now entering the peak of transportation, large-scale movement of personnel, and the risk of new coronavirus infection cases entering Shenzhen will continue to increase, but the current epidemic situation is still preventable and controllable.

 

Shenzhen attaches great importance to the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infections. With the support of the state and Guangdong Province, and in accordance with the requirements of the municipal party committee and municipal government, all relevant departments have cooperated in an orderly manner: First, a special working group and experts were established. The team worked hard to treat patients, carried out in-depth epidemiological investigations, and strengthened close contact tracking management. The second was to launch the city's joint prevention and joint control work mechanism to start body temperature monitoring at airports, docks, railway stations, passenger stations and other places, and strengthen Case investigation; the third is to strengthen the management of fever clinics, to do pre-screening and triage to avoid missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis; the fourth is to carry out patriotic health campaigns, strengthen environmental management, do a good job of farmer market management, and ban illegal wildlife sales.

 

Experts remind that there is a high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases in winter and spring, and indoor and public places must maintain indoor air circulation. Citizens should wash their hands frequently, pay attention to personal hygiene, and wear masks when going to crowded places. If you have fever, respiratory infection symptoms, especially persistent fever, go to a medical institution in time.

 

Beijing News reporter Xu Wen

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http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/20/676762.html

Edited January 20, 2020 by niman