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Where has coronavirus spread? Where has coronavirus spread?
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Four maps illustrating the fight against the deadly virus outbreak in Wuhan, ChinaFour maps illustrating the fight against the deadly virus outbreak in Wuhan, China
Where has the virus spread to?Where has the virus spread to?
More than 1,300 people have been infected globally with of a deadly coronavirus, with health authorities around the world scrambling to prevent a pandemic. More than 2,000 people have been infected globally with of a deadly coronavirus, with health authorities around the world scrambling to prevent a pandemic.
Authorities in China have placed at least 13 cities on lockdown as they battle to contain the spread. Travel restrictions have been imposed in cities across Hubei province where the outbreak originated. Wholesale closure of transport infrastructure has taken place across the region, affecting the movement of at least 36 million people. Authorities in China have placed at least 20 cities on lockdown as they battle to contain the spread. Travel restrictions have been imposed in cities across Hubei province where the outbreak originated. Wholesale closure of transport infrastructure has taken place across the region, affecting the movement of at least 36 million people.
Fifteen more people have died in the city of Wuhan. Latest official figures put the number of confirmed cases in China at 1,975 and 56 people have died. Infections have been confirmed in almost all of China’s provinces, as well as the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin. Latest official figures put the number of confirmed cases in China at 2,051 and 56 people have died. Infections have been confirmed in almost all of China’s provinces, as well as the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin.
Five people have also been diagnosed with the virus in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post.Five people have also been diagnosed with the virus in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post.
Where did it start and where could it go next?Where did it start and where could it go next?
The outbreak is centred on the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and home to more than 11 million people. Efforts have begun to build a 1,000-bed hospital in six days to relieve pressure on existing Wuhan medical facilities that have been overwhelmed with patients. There have also been reports of empty supermarket shelves and barricades going up. The outbreak is centred on the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and home to more than 11 million people. Efforts have begun to build a 1,000-bed hospital in a matter of days to relieve pressure on existing Wuhan medical facilities that have been overwhelmed with patients. There have also been reports of empty supermarket shelves and barricades going up.
Wuhan’s international airport serves 104 destinations including 29 outside China. There are three direct flights a week from Wuhan to Heathrow, where arrivals from the affected city will now enter through a separate area. Screening has started at the three US airports where Wuhan flights land. Checks are also in place at airports in the other east Asian countries that have confirmed the virus is present.Wuhan’s international airport serves 104 destinations including 29 outside China. There are three direct flights a week from Wuhan to Heathrow, where arrivals from the affected city will now enter through a separate area. Screening has started at the three US airports where Wuhan flights land. Checks are also in place at airports in the other east Asian countries that have confirmed the virus is present.
Officials are concerned about the week-long lunar new year holiday beginning on 24 January, when millions of people travel home to celebrate. Cases spread to France, Australia, Malaysia, Canada and US
Cases spread to France, Australia, Malaysia and Canada
France has identified three cases. Authorities say two of the three infected people belong to the same family. One of the patients, a 48-year-old man, passed through Wuhan. He was in contact with about 10 people before he was taken into care.France has identified three cases. Authorities say two of the three infected people belong to the same family. One of the patients, a 48-year-old man, passed through Wuhan. He was in contact with about 10 people before he was taken into care.
Health minister, Agnès Buzyn said she believes that one reason why France is the first European country to have confirmed cases is that it has developed a test allowing medics to rapidly diagnose those affected. In Australia, three patients in New South Wales and one in Victoria have been diagnosed with the virus.
In Australia, a man in his 50s in Melbourne has become the first confirmed case, with two further “probable infections”. Victoria’s health minister, Jenny Mikakos, said the man, a Chinese national, arrived in Melbourne on Sunday 19 January on China Southern Airlines Flight No CZ321 from Guangzhou, but showed no symptoms on the flight.
Australia’s chief medical officer, Prof Brendan Murphy, said there was significant potential for more cases in Australia. “There are other cases being tested each day. I wouldn’t be surprised if we have further confirmed cases,” he said.
Malaysia confirmed its first three cases on Saturday. All are Chinese nationals on holiday from Wuhan who arrived in the country from Singapore two days earlier.Malaysia confirmed its first three cases on Saturday. All are Chinese nationals on holiday from Wuhan who arrived in the country from Singapore two days earlier.
A 66-year-old woman and two boys, aged two and 11, are in a stable condition and are being kept in an isolation ward at a public hospital, Malaysia’s health minister said.
Canada said it discovered its first case, a man is his 50s who recently flew from Wuhan to Guangzhou and then on to Toronto.Canada said it discovered its first case, a man is his 50s who recently flew from Wuhan to Guangzhou and then on to Toronto.
Second confirmed US case US health officials have announced three positive tests.
14 people in the UK have been tested for the virus and cleared; checks are being carried out on other people. Health officials have teamed up with Border Force agents and airlines to try to track down around 2,000 people who have recently flown into the UK from Wuhan.
US health officials have announced two positive tests. A Chicago woman who returned from a trip to China has been identified as the US’s second confirmed case of the coronavirus.
The Department of Health and Human Services is also investigating a possible infection of a person who arrived at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Thursday. Health officials said the person, who was not identified, had recently visited Wuhan.
India quarantine
The Times of India reports that 12 people who have returned to India from China and Hong Kong have been quarantined as a precaution. Three, including a Briton, are in Mumbai, and nine in Kerala.
Japan, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and MacaoJapan, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and Macao
Japan’s health authorities in Japan – a destination for many lunar new year holiday makers – confirmed a second case on Friday. Local media said the patient was a man in his 40s who was originally from Wuhan and on a trip to Japan. Japan’s health authorities in Japan – a destination for many lunar new year holidaymakers – confirmed a second case on Friday.
The country’s first case was reported by the health ministry last week: a man who had visited Wuhan and was hospitalised on January 10, four days after his return to Japan.
Nepal said a 32-year-old man arriving from Wuhan had the deadly disease. The patient, who was initially quarantined, recovered and was discharged. The government said that surveillance has been increased at the airport “and suspicious patients entering Nepal are being monitored”.
Singapore has announced at least four cases: A 66-year-old man and his 37-year-old son, who arrived in Singapore on Monday from Wuhan, a 52-year-old Wuhan woman, who arrived in the city-state on Tuesday, and a 36-year-old man from Wuhan who sought treatment on 24 January and was immediately isolated.Singapore has announced at least four cases: A 66-year-old man and his 37-year-old son, who arrived in Singapore on Monday from Wuhan, a 52-year-old Wuhan woman, who arrived in the city-state on Tuesday, and a 36-year-old man from Wuhan who sought treatment on 24 January and was immediately isolated.
Elsewhere, South Korea’s government confirmed its third case, while two cases have been confirmed in Vietnam. Thailand’s public health ministry has confirmed five cases. Taiwan has reported three cases and Macao two.Elsewhere, South Korea’s government confirmed its third case, while two cases have been confirmed in Vietnam. Thailand’s public health ministry has confirmed five cases. Taiwan has reported three cases and Macao two.
How widely did Sars spread in 2003?How widely did Sars spread in 2003?
The Wuhan coronavirus is mainly spread through the respiratory tract. A seafood market selling wild animals in Wuhan is the suspected source of the virus. Scientists believe it probably jumped from an animal to a human and is now transmissible from one person to another, and could mutate further.The Wuhan coronavirus is mainly spread through the respiratory tract. A seafood market selling wild animals in Wuhan is the suspected source of the virus. Scientists believe it probably jumped from an animal to a human and is now transmissible from one person to another, and could mutate further.
Comparisons have been drawn with the Sars outbreak in 2003, which was similarly caused by a coronavirus. China’s handling of Sars was criticised because it played down the first cases. The virus spread to 37 countries, causing global panic, infecting almost 8,500 people and killing almost 1,000.Comparisons have been drawn with the Sars outbreak in 2003, which was similarly caused by a coronavirus. China’s handling of Sars was criticised because it played down the first cases. The virus spread to 37 countries, causing global panic, infecting almost 8,500 people and killing almost 1,000.