niman Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Found in Paris and Bordeaux, these are the first confirmed cases in Europe of contamination by the virus that appeared in China, according to the Ministry of Health. https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/01/24/coronavirus-deux-premiers-cas-confirmes-en-france-a-bordeaux-et-paris_6027158_3244.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Coronavirus: first two confirmed infections in France Spotted in Paris and Bordeaux, these are the first confirmed cases in Europe of contamination by the virus that appeared in China, according to the Ministry of Health. Posted today at 8:29 p.m., updated at 9:25 p.m. Two first cases of contamination by the coronavirus causing an epidemic in China have been confirmed in France, announced, Friday, January 24, the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn. These are the first European cases, she underlined during a press point, specifying that one of the patients was hospitalized in Bordeaux and the other in Paris. "We are in the process of reassembling the history of these positive patients in order to get in touch with the people they have met," said the minister, noting that the incubation period was probably "around seven days, between two and twelve days " . Article reserved for our subscribers Read also Coronavirus in China: 40 million people and entire confined cities "Today we have the first European cases, probably because we developed the test very quickly and are able to identify them," said Buzyn. "We must treat an epidemic as we treat a fire, quickly locate the source" and "circumscribe it as quickly as possible", she said. Stays in China The Bordeaux patient is a 48-year-old Frenchman of Chinese origin, currently placed in isolation at the Bordeaux University Hospital. "He is fine," said the minister. He was taken care of on January 23 by SOS Doctors with classic flu-like symptoms of fever and cough. During this consultation, the doctor asked him if he had traveled recently, according to the account of SOS Doctors published on Facebook . He said he returned from the Netherlands, but added that he had also just stayed in China and had passed through Wuhan. "Instantly", the doctor went "to absolute emergency mode" : mask, isolation. In collaboration with the SAMU of Gironde, the patient was hospitalized at the Bordeaux University Hospital for assessment and observation. "We know that since he is on French territory, he has been in contact with a dozen people, we will contact them," said Agnès Buzyn. The minister, who indicated that she had information on the second positive case just before the press point, was unable to give details of the patient, indicating however that he had gone to China and that he was hospitalized at Bichat hospital in Paris. Article reserved for our subscribers Read also Coronavirus in China: Wuhan, epicenter of the spread and base of several French car manufacturers Call center 15 Agnes Buzyn said she was "extremely attentive" to the development of the situation, stressing that "we will probably have other cases" . An information point will be held daily. She noted that it was not possible to control the "multiple routes" to return from China: "We can see the difficulty, in a world like ours, of closing the borders, it is in reality not possible . " "For travelers returning from China, it is important to keep an eye on yourself, and at the slightest sign of breathing or if you have a fever, you should not go to the emergency room, you must call center 15 which picks up the patient" , she insisted. China has stepped up efforts to contain the spread of a new killer virus with the confinement of more than 40 million people. The official report of the disease caused by this coronavirus which appeared in December on a market in Wuhan, a city in central China, further worsened on Friday, with 26 deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"We are in the process of reassembling the history of these positive patients in order to get in touch with the people they have met," said the minister, noting that the incubation period was probably "around seven days, between two and twelve days " . Article reserved for our subscribers Read also Coronavirus in China: 40 million people and entire confined cities "Today we have the first European cases, probably because we developed the test very quickly and are able to identify them," said Buzyn. "We must treat an epidemic as we treat a fire, quickly locate the source" and "circumscribe it as quickly as possible", she said. Stays in China The Bordeaux patient is a 48-year-old Frenchman of Chinese origin, currently placed in isolation at the Bordeaux University Hospital. "He is fine," said the minister. He was taken care of on January 23 by SOS Doctors with classic flu-like symptoms of fever and cough. During this consultation, the doctor asked him if he had traveled recently, according to the account of SOS Doctors published on Facebook . He said he returned from the Netherlands, but added that he had also just stayed in China and had passed through Wuhan. "Instantly", the doctor went "to absolute emergency mode" : mask, isolation. In collaboration with the SAMU of Gironde, the patient was hospitalized at the Bordeaux University Hospital for assessment and observation. "We know that since he is on French territory, he has been in contact with a dozen people, we will contact them," said Agnès Buzyn. The minister, who indicated that she had information on the second positive case just before the press point, was unable to give details of the patient, indicating however that he had gone to China and that he was hospitalized at Bichat hospital in Paris. Article reserved for our subscribers Read also Coronavirus in China: Wuhan, epicenter of the spread and base of several French car manufacturers Call center 15 Agnes Buzyn said she was "extremely attentive" to the development of the situation, stressing that "we will probably have other cases" . An information point will be held daily. She noted that it was not possible to control the "multiple routes" to return from China: "We can see the difficulty, in a world like ours, of closing the borders, it is in reality not possible . " "For travelers returning from China, it is important to keep an eye on yourself, and at the slightest sign of breathing or if you have a fever, you should not go to the emergency room, you must call center 15 which picks up the patient" , she insisted. China has stepped up efforts to contain the spread of a new killer virus with the confinement of more than 40 million people. The official report of the disease caused by this coronavirus which appeared in December on a market in Wuhan, a city in central China, further worsened on Friday, with 26 deaths.
Jonathan Fillion Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 3rd case right after https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-france-china-wuhan-virus-symptoms-outbreak-latest-a9301106.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, Jonathan Fillion said: 3rd case right after https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-france-china-wuhan-virus-symptoms-outbreak-latest-a9301106.html France has declared its first confirmed cases of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, following a statement from the nation's heath minister. Speaking to French media, Agnes Buzyn said one case of the virus had been confirmed in Bordeaux while the second had been found near Paris - marking the first confirmed cases of the novel virus in Europe. Shortly afterwards a third case, believed to be a family member of one of those to have already been announced, was confirmed in the country. The minister, who said both of the initial cases had travelled to China, added that she expects more to emerge within the nation's borders. "We see how difficult it is in today's world to close the frontiers. In reality, it's not possible," she said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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