New virus pneumonia epidemic in China confirmed to be transmitted `` from human to human '', the number of cases more than tripled in a few days
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Chinese authorities have announced that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed for pneumonia, which is a new type of coronavirus that has spread in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
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On January 18, 2020, the Wuhan Health Commission reported 136 new cases and one death, and on January 21, the committee announced that there were new deaths. Wuhan City had confirmed 62 cases of pneumonia caused by this coronavirus before January 18, but in just a few days the total number of cases has more than tripled to 198 cases. `` The new coronavirus is transmitted from human to human, '' said Zhongnanshan, who had a background in the 2002 SARS epidemic and led a team of experts from the Chinese health authorities in this epidemic. Medical personnel said they had been infected.
The virus in question was first identified in December 2019, and testing revealed that it was an 'unprecedented coronavirus .' Many coronaviruses have the characteristic of 'infecting humans from animals', and most of the affected people were involved in the seafood wholesale market in Wuhan. From humans. '
Wuhan City closed the seafood wholesale market in January 2020. No new cases have been reported since January 3, and on January 14, it was reported that 'no human-to-human transmission'.
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Wuhan is also known as a major city and a major transportation hub with 11 million inhabitants. The
In this regard, Mr. Jongnam made a prediction that 'the number of cases will increase,' but he was confident in suppressing the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on January 22 to discuss whether the new coronavirus is a 'public health emergency of international concern.'
Similar to the outbreak of SARS, which has affected more than 8,000 affected people and killed 774 people, there is concern that the new coronavirus will spread worldwide. In fact, on January 16, 2020, a case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in Japan.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it will strengthen surveillance and screen travelers from Wuhan.
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