First nCoV Case In Finland ex-Wuhan

[Christer Svensson]

 

First verified 2019-nCoV in Finland

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Edited January 29, 2020 by niman

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Finland's first case of coronavirus has been confirmed - THL holds press conference at 18, we broadcast and report live

 

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The corona virus arrived in Finland - see THL's press conference directly at 18

 

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The Chinese tourist quarantined in Lapland Central Hospital is confirmed to have been infected by the corona virus. This is stated by the Institute for Health and Welfare THL.

The traveler has been infected with the new corona virus, which spread from Wuhan in China. The person has been quarantined at the hospital and they come from Wuhan.

The case is the first in Finland.

HERE'S HOW TO AVOID THE INFECTION:

- It was expected that the virus would come via tourists to Finland. The risk of the virus spreading in Finland is still very small, so there is no cause for concern, says THL's director Mika Salminen THL.

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Lapland's medical district and local health authorities continue to take care of the situation together with THL.

There are 15 people who may have been infected in Finland. The medical district is monitoring the health status of those people who may have been infected for 14 days.

- In Finland, we have good preparedness for any cases. The health care and laboratories have ready-made models for how to act. The hospitals have a readiness to investigate and manage coronavirus infections under exceptional circumstances.

We are reporting live here from THL's press conference from 18 o'clock

kl. 18:19: Markku Broas, infection consultant at Lapland Central Hospital: the infected person has moved in the Saariselkä area. She got symptoms on Sunday, and has had symptoms for about three days.

kl. 18:16: Surgeon Puumalainen: respiratory illnesses can be infected already during the period before the disease broke out, but that period is very short. The new corona virus does not infect very easily either.

kl. 18:13: Chief physician Puumalainen recalls that THL has detailed instructions and recommendations regarding the prevention of dissemination on its websites. Puumalainen also recommends following the Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel announcements.

kl. 18:12: Finns can protect themselves by being careful about hand hygiene and breathing hygiene, otherwise you can continue to live normally, says Salminen.

kl. 18:11: THL's Mika Salminen also emphasizes that the cases outside China have not led to any major spread of infection cases. In China too, the spread has been moderate, given the population.

kl. 18:09: Taneli Puumalainen, head of the Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Unit at THL: The case in Lapland is regrettable, but probably expected. Cases have already been detected in France and Germany. A good news here is that there have been very few cases of infection in other stages. This shows that healthcare in the EU area has succeeded in isolating the cases discovered.

kl. 18:06: Now information about the case will be collected and shared with national authorities and the World Health Organization WHO, says Salminen.

kl. 18:05: THL director Mika Salminen: it is not surprising that the virus has reached Finland. In recent days, cases have also been detected in, among others, Germany.

kl. 18:04: The press conference has begun.

kl. 17:53: The press conference will start shortly, we will keep updating here.

This article will be updated.

[Christer Svensson]

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