In China the latest toll is heavy:132 dead and more than 6,000 people infected. In France, a fourth case of coronavirus has also been recorded.
It's a very sad record... the number of infections in China has exceeded that of the Sars epidemic in the country in 2002-2003, according to official figures. To date, Chinese health authorities have recorded 6,057 confirmed cases of contamination, for 132 deaths. The SARS virus had infected 5,327 people in the country, but had more victims (349 dead in the country).
A "faster" spread, therefore, but less virulent than SARS... at least on paper. You have to be careful. We know that this new virus has an incubation period of up to two weeks and that contagion is possible during those few days, even before symptoms appear, "which is also very different Sars “, stressed Ma Xiaowei, head of the National Health Commission (CNS).
The situation abroad has also improved. A few hours ago Papua New Guinea announced that it would no longer accept any foreign traveler from Asia on its territory . For their part, Papuans returning from Asian countries will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.
The Government of Mozambique also announced on Tuesday the suspension of visa issuance entry into its territory for Chinese citizens.
Like France, Japan or the United States, Canada is seeking to repatriate its nationals from the region of China hit by the coronavirus, while three cases have been detected in this country.
We also remind you that a fourth case of coronavirus has been confirmed in France , announced yesterday evening the Director General of Health Jérôme Solomon. The person concerned is an 80-year-old Chinese tourist from Hubei province, the most affected in China. He is currently in intensive care in a Parisian hospital, but his condition remains critical .
Three new cases of infection with the new coronavirus have also been detected in Bavaria, which brings the number of people affected at the moment in Germany to four.
“These patients are also employees of the company in the Starnberg district, where the first person affected is already employed , said the German ministry, adding that 40 other employees of the company have already been identified as having been in “close contact with the first patient. All of these people will be screened on Wednesday.
Finally, it should be noted that the Doherty Institute, in Melbourne , has just announced that it has succeeded in replicating the new coronavirus in his laboratory. A crucial step for the development of a possible treatment against the current epidemic.
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