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Coronavirus 2020 Outbreak: Latest Updates
WebMD.com ^ | January 29, 2020 | WebMd Staff

Posted on 01/30/2020 4:50:16 AM PST by Kaslin

In the U.S., the CDC is reporting five confirmed cases from these states: Washington, Illinois, California and Arizona. On Monday, Jan. 27, Nancy Messonnier, MD, Director of the agency's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said it had 165 persons under investigation for coronavirus from 36 states. In addition to the 5 confirmed positive, 68 have tested negative. They are prioritizing the testing based on a person’s risk.

Messonnier said they had posted the blueprints for their diagnostic test on a public server and were working "as fast as we can" to get test kits out to states.

Right now, all the testing for the new coronavirus is taking place at the CDC's headquarters in Atlanta.

She said the CDC was mulling a change to its travel screening for the infection, but did not give further details.

How many people have been diagnosed with the virus, and how many have died?

According to European CDC, the majority of the confirmed cases – 5,994 – are in China. Another 78 cases are confirmed outside of China in 16 countries. Countries with the most confirmed cases include Thailand with 14 and Taiwan and South Korea with 8 each. All reported deaths have been in China, and include 16 healthcare workers.

When did the outbreak start?

China first reported the outbreak in Wuhan on Dec. 30, 2019.

What are public officials doing to contain the virus?

On Tuesday, the CDC urged travelers to avoid non-essential travel to China.

Chinese officials have shut down all public transportation to 10 cities, affecting 35 million people. The first was Wuhan, which has a population of about 11 million. In Wuhan, that includes buses, subways, trains, and the airport.

All passengers flying into the United States from Wuhan will be routed through one of five airports and screened for fever and other signs of the virus. “Patients of concern��� will be referred to a facility and given a test to find out if they have the virus.

What do we know about cases in the United States?

In all U.S. cases so far, patients had recently traveled to Wuhan.

California has two patients, one in Los Angeles County and one in Orange County. The patient from Orange County is a man in his 50s. He is in a local hospital in isolation and is in good condition, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Los Angeles County officials did not provide additional details about the patient there.

Arizona's Department of Health Services said its patient is a Maricopa County resident and member of the Arizona State University community who did not live in student housing. The patient is not severely ill and is being kept in isolation.

Another case involves a woman in her 60s from Chicago. The Chicago Department of Public Health reported that she had visited Wuhan, China in December and returned to Chicago earlier this month. She is hospitalized in stable condition.

The first U.S. patient is a man in his 30s from Washington state. He had traveled from Wuhan and entered the country before the screening was in place. He started having symptoms and contacted his doctor. He is in good condition and is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center.

Is travel to China safe?

Wuhan is closed to travelers.

The CDC is advising that travelers avoid non-essential travel to China. Travelers who do go should:

What are the symptoms, and how is the virus diagnosed?

China created a test for the virus and shared that information with other countries. The CDC has developed its own test.

Symptoms include a fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. They may appear 2 to 14 days after you’re exposed to the virus.

What is the source of the virus, and how is it spread?

Health officials are not sure of the source of the virus yet or how easily it can spread. Coronaviruses are found in many different animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. One research paper also suggested snakes as a possible source. The new virus may be linked to a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan that has since been closed

The virus can spread from person to person. Health officials are seeing this happen most often where people are close together and in health care settings. To date, 16 health care workers have been infected.

The CDC believes that severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), two other types of coronavirus, are spread through droplets when someone coughs or sneezes.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: caronavirus; nohysteriaplease; update; virus; wuhan
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To: z3n
It’s actually starting to look better and better that they have a chance to contain it

I do not think it will be contained in China.

The rest of the world? Depends on actions not taken yet.

21 posted on 01/30/2020 6:42:13 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: 11th_VA

Declaration of a Public Haelth Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is long overdue.

The committee has already met twice and not had the necessary vote margin to do it.


22 posted on 01/30/2020 6:44:08 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: z3n

Reports I was seeing say it could be as long as 14 days to become symptomatic and as early as 2 days to become contagious. That is why it’s so readily spreading.

So far, we’ve seen 1 report of 1 person who was infected becoming completely virus free.

This thing has potential to be very bad.


23 posted on 01/30/2020 6:44:41 AM PST by spacewarp (FreeRepublic, Rush's show prep since foundation.)
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To: DuncanWaring

The daily increase in reported cases is increasing at approximately 30-35% per day. The daily increase in deaths is starting to catch up.

These are growth rates over the day before. I am not saying there is a 30% fatality rate. Statistics can be confusing.


24 posted on 01/30/2020 6:47:38 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: frnewsjunkie

The 1918 flu started in the US and went to Europe. And then it came back in a big way.


25 posted on 01/30/2020 6:49:33 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: hardspunned

If they’re from CDC, it’s full of them.


26 posted on 01/30/2020 8:21:15 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Jonty30
One dead in Manila, so far.

One case in Manilla, hospitalized.

27 posted on 01/30/2020 9:29:12 AM PST by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: spacewarp
So far, we’ve seen 1 report of 1 person who was infected becoming completely virus free.

There could be 100,000 mild cases. We have no idea.

28 posted on 01/30/2020 9:30:49 AM PST by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: palmer

I had been told by somebody in the Philippines that 24 have it and one person in Manila died.

The government may or may not be minimizing it to prevent a panic.


29 posted on 01/30/2020 9:36:40 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cultsther)
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To: palmer

It’s more than one, I can guarantee that.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/282971/non-specific-pancoronavirus-strain-in-cebu-city


30 posted on 01/30/2020 9:38:08 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cultsther)
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To: palmer

The official number went from 1 on Tuesday to 132 today. (My boss just showed me the official reports and translated it from Chinese to English, as he’s Chinese and his wife just went over to a different part.) They’re reporting over 8000 now and 12,000 being monitored.


31 posted on 01/30/2020 10:46:20 AM PST by spacewarp (FreeRepublic, Rush's show prep since foundation.)
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To: spacewarp
The official number went from 1 on Tuesday to 132 today.

9 on Jan 21
41 on Jan 24
106 on Jan 27
170 today (Jan 30).

32 posted on 01/30/2020 10:52:06 AM PST by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: spacewarp
Sorry, I thought you were referring to fatalities.
33 posted on 01/30/2020 10:53:04 AM PST by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways to Sunday)
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To: palmer

Nah. Was correcting my misinformation from earlier.

Sorry for the confusion.


34 posted on 01/30/2020 12:34:10 PM PST by spacewarp (FreeRepublic, Rush's show prep since foundation.)
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