Cluster in Italy, only one with China travel history
The first six coronavirus infections in Italy: a 38-year-old resident of Codogno and born in Castiglione d’Adda, in the province of Lodi, hospitalized on Wednesday evening in Codogno, tested positive for the coronavirus test. His wife - who is pregnant at the eighth month - and a close acquaintance, both hospitalized in isolation at the Sacco in Milan, were also positive on tests. ‘There are six cases of coronavirus positivity in Lombardy, to date we have a large number of people we are working on, to date about 250 people are in isolation and to whom we will buffer’, says the Councilor for Welfare of the Lombardy Region, Giulio Gallera. All inpatients have severe pneumonia, the 38-year-old’s wife should be in a less serious situation. The 38 year old, on the other hand, is in a reserved prognosis, with respiratory failure and his conditions are considered very serious, so much so that he is not currently transferable. The other three people infected could have had contact with one of the first three cases, they arrived at the Codogno hospital (Lodi) in the night with a clinical picture of pneumonia.
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In this article the whole town is asked to shelter in place:
The Councilor for Welfare of the Lombardy Region Gallera: “All citizens of Castiglione d’Adda and Codogno are invited, as a precaution, to stay in the home and avoid social contacts”
The Councilor for Welfare of the Lombardy Region Giulio Gallera asked the citizens of Castiglione d’Adda and Codogno to “ stay in the home environment “, to “ avoid social contacts “ and not to go to the emergency room in case of suspicion of have contracted the disease.
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Japan update, they have 2 children under the age of 10 also:
1. As of the national situation, as of 12:00 on February 21, 79 patients and 14 asymptomatic pathogen carriers have been identified.
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, patients 79 cases (domestic cases 69 cases , charter flights returnees Case10 cases )
-14 cases of asymptomatic pathogen carriers (10 cases in Japan, 4 cases returning from charter flights), of
which 67 are Japanese nationals and 10 are under investigation .
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09690.html
38yr old white guy is nearly dead with it. Sounds like it targets Asians /s.
Wow....that Italy cluster does NOT sound good.
No social gatherings, stay home, do not go to the emergency room....yikes.
How did they contract the infection...especially the 38 yo guy? Anyone know?
Guys on Squawk (CNBC) are saying they no longer shake hands with guests on their shows.