Posted on 01/20/2020 7:27:51 AM PST by 11th_VA
A British tourist fighting for his life in Thailand is feared to be the first Western victim of the coronavirus sweeping across China.
Ash Shorley, 32, is in critical condition in a hospital in Phuket after being struck down with a lung infection while visiting Koh Phi Phi island.
Mr Shorley had to be transported to hospital by a specialised seaplane because his lung had collapsed and he could not cope with high altitude travel.
Doctors revealed his symptoms were consistent with the Chinese coronavirus – but this has not yet been confirmed. He has been in hospital for nearly a month.
Mr Shorley's father, 55, told The Sun: 'He was two days from death. If he wasn’t so fit, he wouldn’t be with us now. We are now waiting on tests. It is very serious.'
The publisher, from Lancashire, added: 'They [doctors] think he is the first Western victim of the Chinese flu, we are waiting on tests.'
Mr Shorley, who is as 'skinny as a rake', sold his house to travel round Asia following his break-up with his long-term partner before Christmas.
Mr Shorley, a sales manager and actor who has appeared in TV soaps Coronation Street and Hollyoaks, was struck down at the end of last month.
He is still in hospital after an operation to remove blockages in his lungs. It is unclear when his test results for coronavirus will come back.
His parents, who are being supported during their stay in Thailand with the help of a GoFundMe page, say he has lost(70lbs/32kg).
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
"Guan Yi, director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, Beijing-based news outlet Caixin reported on Monday. “I admit that the virus did not pass from person to person in the early stage, but the situation has evolved for more than a month, and the number of new cases has risen. ‘Human-to-human’ is no longer a word game,” Guan was quoted as saying..."
“The virus’ ability to spread and adapt to the population, as well as its onset and pathogenicity, is similar to the way Sars developed in the early stage,” Guan said in the Caixin report. “I hope we can learn from the lessons of Sars and hope we don’t approach prevention and control of the [current] situation in a similar way as Sars, otherwise it will negatively affect people and the world.” (LINK)
Thailand?
Daily Mail is to be taken more seriously than a majority of US outlets (except on the editorial page).
They are always among the first to print articles that hurt the left.
As for the British bloke, the pictures of him seem to be that of a healthy young man. Scary.
Bm
Is this the Spanish Flu of the 21st century?
Koh Phi Phi island.
Shorely not.
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Koh Phi Phi island?
Covfefe????
LOL !!!! - It took me awhile, but I finally got it !!!
As you say...
“..who has appeared in TV soaps Coronation Street...”
Now appearing in Coronavirus Street.
The real irony is that this part of Thailand is called Phuket.
It’s a lot of beach and tourist area.
“Mr Shorley, who is as ‘skinny as a rake’, sold his house to travel round Asia following his break-up with his long-term partner before Christmas.”
Hmmm.
Maligning Donald Trump twenty four hours a day I guess does hurt the left, in a way.
Was the Loch Ness Monster Jack the Ripper? Did I take this job just to make a quick buck? We may never know ....
Hmmm indeed. I think I see what’s in play here.
“Doctors revealed his symptoms were consistent with the Chinese coronavirus – but this has not yet been confirmed. He has been in hospital for nearly a month.”
...and later
“His parents...say he has lost 5st (70 lbs/32 kg).”
Interesting. If he was fasting the whole time, he would have lost 20 lbs in a month. Perhaps he was running marathons?
“Hmmm indeed. I think I see what’s in play here.”
Yea, the picture of him is a dead giveaway.
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