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New information surrounding China's outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to emerge at breakneck speed, and while I was grabbing a badly needed catnap, the news broke that South Korea has detected their first imported case (h/t @FluTrackers).
South Korean joins Thailand, and Japan in reporting cases with recent travel to Wuhan, China.To help keep us current, Sharon Sanders at FluTrackers is now maintaining a 2019-nCov Confirmed Case List by Country and Province.
I've a translated version of the official South Korean CDC report below (Warning: Machine translation of Korea is often `rough')
The patient is described as a 35 y.o. female from Wuhan, who became symptomatic on the 18th, and flew into South Korea on the 19th, exhibiting symptoms of fever and chills. She was isolated, and has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Early indication are she did not visit the Wuhan Seafood market (or any live market), and had not contact with confirmed patients or wildlife.
Government report
Confirmation of new coronavirus confirmed patients in the quarantine phase.Created 2020-01-20
Last modified date 2020-01-20
Department of Response to Crisis Response Terrorism
Confirmation of new coronavirus confirming foreign patients
Raising and responding to an infectious disease crisis alert
-Operation of the Central Defense Response Headquarters and Reinforcement of Local Surveillance and Response-
◇ The Office of Disease Control confirms patients with confirmed swine coronavirus infection * in the quarantine process, and raises the level of warning of infectious disease to caution.
* Patients (35-year-old female, Chinese nationality) are in quarantine of nationally-designated inpatient beds◇ Strengthen patient monitoring and infection control in local communities by operating central and local countermeasure groups to prevent early detection and spread of new coronavirus infection
-Ask the public to comply with the preventive rules and ask the medical community to strengthen patient monitoring and infection control
□ In the morning of January 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CEO Eun-Kyung Chung) confirmed the influx of patients with new coronavirus infections in Wuhan, China. It said that it will strengthen the surveillance and response of the community by operating the anti-determination countermeasure headquarters and local government countermeasure team.
○ Incheon Airport Quarantine Service quarantines patients with symptoms such as fever during the quarantine * process for entrants to Wuhan City, China, on January 19, 20, and classifies them as 'insured box' for investigation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the patient's diagnosis this morning by conducting a new coronavirus infection test **.
* Flight Name: China Southern Airlines CZ6079, 2020.1.19. 12:11○ As a confirmed patient, a 35-year-old woman (who resides in Wuhan, China) of Chinese nationality developed on January 18, the day before entry, and had symptoms such as fever, chills, and muscle pain. There were no visits to the market (including angry seafood markets), no contact with confirmed patients and wildlife, and a central epidemiologist is conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation.
** Positive of plate-coronavirus PCR test, confirmed by PCR gene sequence analysis
○ Confirmed patients are identified at the quarantine stage, and there is no exposure to the community. Contact persons, such as passengers and crew members, are currently under investigation.
* For 14 days from the last contact, check the fever and respiratory symptoms for 1, 2, 7 days by wire contact, and isolate and test if suspicious symptoms occur.
□ The Centers for Disease Control announced that it will strengthen cooperation with relevant ministries, local governments, the medical community, and private experts to prevent the early detection of new coronavirus infections and prevent the spread of local communities.
○ The Center for Disease Control is operating the Central Defense Response Headquarters (CEO: Head of the Center for Disease Control) and is expanding the 24-hour emergency response system by strengthening the patient surveillance system, diagnosing suspected cases, and strengthening patient management.
○ The city plans to launch a local disaster prevention countermeasure to reinforce community patient monitoring and contact management, and to operate a 24-hour emergency defense system such as New Year's holidays.
□ The Centers for Disease Control and Emphasis emphasized the importance of cooperation between the public and the medical community for the early detection and prevention of new coronavirus infections.
○ For people visiting Wuhan, China
○ Medical institutions thoroughly screen screenings such as checking the travel history of Wuhan city in China through medical checkups and DUR * when visiting patients with respiratory diseases, strengthening infection control in medical institutions, and calling the Center for Disease Control Division (1339). To be reported).
- Avoid contact with wild animals and poultry in China, refrain from visiting markets and medical institutions that are at risk of infection, and refrain from contact with respiratory illnesses (fever, dyspnea, etc.)
- When entering Korea, cooperate with quarantine investigation by filling out health status documents and reporting to quarantine officer if you have fever or respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, etc.).
- If fever and respiratory symptoms occur within 14 days after returning to Korea, they were advised to consult the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (1339) or the Public Health Center.
* Notification of the list of entrants in Wuhan, China
○ On the other hand, in Korea, there are many respiratory donations due to the influenza epidemic, and all citizens wear hand masks, coughing etiquette, and respiratory donation boxes when they visit medical institutions. I asked you to abide by.
○ If you have respiratory symptoms such as coughing, wear a mask!
-Must be worn when going out and visiting medical institutions
○ Wash your hands in running water for 30 seconds or more!
○ Let your medical staff know about your travel abroad!-Within 14 days of respiratory symptoms such as fever and cough visited Wuhan, ChinaThis press release is a quick and transparent way to disclose information about relevant events, and may be amended or supplemented based on additional epidemiological findings.
Nationals (including via transit, (e.g.) after entering Wuhan and entering Hong Kong)
Editor's note: As information continues to stream in by the hour, I heartily recommend checking in with FluTracker's coverage often, as their volunteer newshounds - working from a dozen different time zones - are able to monitor and report events 24/7.
Doing our best to keep up, and provide some context and hopefully some insight, are Dr. Ian Mackay, Crof at Crofsblog, Lisa Schnirring and her terrific team at CIDRAP, and myself.
While we don't know how this outbreak will turn out, it is obviously turning into more of a marathon than a sprint, and none of us could possibly cover it without the support of others in Flublogia.
