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Latest test results: a large number of new coronaviruses exist in Wuhan South China seafood market

The reporter learned today from the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that since the outbreak of a new coronavirus, the virus disease center of the center has continued to attack and made progress in the study of virus traceability. For the first time, 585 environmental samples from the South China Seafood Market detected 33 samples containing novel coronavirus nucleic acids and successfully isolated the virus from positive environmental specimens, suggesting that the virus originated from wild animals sold in the South China Seafood Market.

Most of the early confirmed cases of Wuhan’s new coronavirus epidemic came from Wuhan South China Seafood Market. On December 31, 2019, according to the requirements of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the selected expert group went to Wuhan to participate in the epidemic prevention and control, and in the early morning of January 1, 2020, drafted the ‘Environment Traceability Work Plan’. At 8 am on January 1st, I went to South China Seafood City to collect 515 environmental samples from case-related merchants and related neighborhoods, and transported them to the virus disease laboratory for testing. On January 12, experts from the Institute of Viral Diseases again collected 70 specimens of wild animal vendors in the South China Seafood Market and transferred them to the laboratory for testing.

A total of 585 samples were collected from two batches of South China Seafood City. PCR tests showed that 33 samples were positive for the new coronavirus nucleic acid. These positive samples were distributed in 22 stalls and 1 garbage truck on the market, of which 93.9% (31/33) positive specimens were distributed in the western part of the South China Seafood Market. The investigation found that the South China Seafood Market was nominally a seafood market, but was actually a comprehensive market. There is a wildlife trade in the western part of the South China Seafood Market, especially in the areas near the 7th and 8th streets in the west, there are many wildlife dealers, and the positive samples in this area are also concentrated, accounting for 42.4% of all positive samples (14 / 33). In summary, it is highly suspected that the outbreak is related to the wildlife trade.

Coronavirus-sensitive cell lines used for viral disease-positive samples have been isolated for viral-positive samples. Electron microscopy, PCR, and in-depth sequencing results have shown that a new type of coronavirus has been successfully isolated from environmental samples, further confirming the seafood in South China There are a large number of new coronaviruses 2019-nCoV in urban environments.

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Coronavirus: Latest Emergency Measures Announced by the PRC Government

January 26, 2020Posted byChina BriefingWritten byDezan Shira & AssociatesReading Time:2 minutes

This is a brief summary of the emergency measures implemented by China’s central government in response to the coronavirus outbreak (as of January 26, 2020).

China’s central government has made an announcement concerning measures designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has already been identified across many Chinese cities. The key points are as follows:
The Chinese New Year holiday period will be extended “as appropriate”. This is designed to reduce the motivation for people to travel back from their home towns to where they work during this critical period.
The start of the upcoming semester at schools and colleges around the country will also be delayed.

Detailed implementation rules will be announced by governments on a city-by-city basis in response to the particular set of circumstances they are facing.

The first formal announcement has come from the Suzhou government, Jiangxi Province (see official link here). The Suzhou announcement is summarized below as an example of the degree of seriousness with which local governments are treating the current situation:

Suzhou residents currently outside of the city – are not to return to Suzhou. Those residents currently in Suzhou shall only move around when required. For companies operating within the administrative district, staff may not come back to work before February 8. Schools may not re-open before February 17. Exceptions exist for organizations involved in providing basic services for residents (provision of water, gas, electricity etc.) and those involved in combating the spread of the virus.

For any Suzhou residents in transit (returning to Suzhou), inspections shall be carried out on every individual at stations, ports, roads, and highway exits. All such persons shall be restricted to their homes or sent to specialist facilities for a minimum period of 14 days after their return.

Any resident who has traveled to Hubei in the past two weeks, or those who have had physical contact with people from Hubei, or those who have had physical contact with anyone already infected with the coronavirus – are required to report to a medical center to report their health condition and have their temperature taken. They should then be restricted to their homes or go to specialist facilities for observation. If such people start displaying symptoms, such as a high temperature, they must wear a face-mask and go straight to the medical center.

Local administrative bodies should organize task forces to make house visits to propagate the measures put in place by the State Sanitation and Health Committee.

All meetings and gatherings are to be cancelled. Group social meals of all types, whether organized by companies or individuals, are prohibited. Any pre-planned events must be cancelled or delayed. All cinemas, leisure facilities, internet cafes, saunas, etc. are to be closed. Retirement homes and rehabilitation facilities are to be locked-down.

Some roads shall be closed. Road checks will be put in place on the roads that remain open. Light railway and bus routes will run on a reduced schedule.
Administration officials and companies shall put in place measures to monitor the situation within their organizations. If any risk is discovered, they must take immediate action.
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