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A new coronavirus causing respiratory disease in China
A new coronavirus appears to be causing a pneumonia-like illness in China. It is certainly a zoonotic infection – jumping from non-human animals to humans – as exemplified by previous outbreaks of SARS and MERS coronaviruses. The government in Wuhan, China confirmed on 31 December that dozens of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause were […]
Source: virology blog - January 10, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information coronavirus emerging virus MERS pneumonia respiratory disease SARS viral viruses Wuhan outbreak zoonosis Source Type: blogs
Novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak, China
Updated 21.1.20 1200 UK timeThe outbreak started in Wuhan, China, andaccording to De Volkskrant (in Dutch) has spread to Shenzhen and to Beijing. The Guardian reports a case of human to human transmission of the virus.This new virus is causing SARS like symptoms, but is not thought to be SARS itself. It seems to have no name yet apart from " novel coronavirus " .NewsSTATNews. Nature - News roundup (15th January),news item (8th January) (University of Leicester access only).BMJ, 20th January (University of Leicester access only). This has links to other news i...
Source: Browsing - January 20, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus Wuhan Source Type: blogs
Novel coronavirus (WN-CoV, nCoV) outbreak, China
Updated 22.1.20 1620 UK timeI will update this post as I find new things.Items marked UoL are accessible to University of Leicester staff and students only.An outbreak of a new ( " novel " ) coronavirus started in Wuhan, China, and has spread, with cases reported in Shenzhen, Beijing, Chongqing and other cities in China, and in Thailand and South Korea. There has been a case in the United States. The Guardian reports a case of human to human transmission of the virus.This new virus has been referred to as WN-CoV and as nCoV. NewsSTATNews. Nature - News roundup (15th Janu...
Source: Browsing - January 20, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus Wuhan Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus: China to bar 11m residents from leaving city at centre of outbreak
Government unveils new countermeasures as country prepares for lunar new year as death toll doubles to 17Have you encountered any precautionary measures?WHO steps back from declaring public health emergencyChinese authorities will suspend all outbound transport from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of an outbreak of the mysterious Sars-like coronavirus, which has so far killed 17 people.Bus, subway, ferry and long-distance passenger transportation networks from the city will be suspended from 10am local time on Thursday, state media reported. The city ’s airport and train stations will also be closed to outgoing passenge...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 22, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Lily Kuo in Beijing and agencies Tags: China Coronavirus outbreak Asia Pacific Science World news Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Increased likelihood of coronavirus in UK, says health secretary
Matt Hancock tells MPs authorities are well-prepared to deal with any potential casesThere is an “increased likelihood” that the coronavirus causing illness and deaths in China will arrive in the UK, but the authorities are well-prepared and will remain vigilant, the health secretary has told MPs.There are 571 cases and 17 deathsconfirmed so far by the Chinese government, Matt Hancock said in a statement to the House of Commons, but those numbers will increase. “This is a rapidly developing situation and the number of deaths and the number of cases is likely to be higher than those that have been confirmed so far and...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Health Matt Hancock Infectious diseases Politics UK news Source Type: news
Coronavirus: China bars 11m residents from leaving city at centre of outbreak
Government unveils new countermeasures as country prepares for lunar new year and death toll doubles to 17Have you encountered any precautionary measures?WHO steps back from declaring public health emergencyChinese authorities have suspended all outbound public transport from Wuhan, the city at the centre of an outbreak of the mysterious Sars-like coronavirus, which has so far killed 17 people.Bus, subway, ferry and long-distance passenger transportation networks from the city were suspended from 10am local time on Thursday, state media reported. The city ’s airport and train stations were also closed to outgoing passeng...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Lily Kuo in Beijing and agencies Tags: China Coronavirus outbreak Asia Pacific Science World news Infectious diseases Source Type: news
UK seeks 2,000 air passengers from Wuhan amid coronavirus fears
Chief medical officer says tests on 14 people so far have come back negativeHealth officials have teamed up with Border Force agents and airlines to try to track down around 2,000 people who have recently flown into the UK from Wuhan, the Chinese province at the centre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.So far, tests on 14 people in the UK have come back negative as the government seeks to calm concerns over the spread of the virus.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nazia Parveen, Hannah Devlin, Libby Brooks and Denis Campbell Tags: Coronavirus outbreak UK news Infectious diseases Sars Health Science Society Source Type: news
Coronavirus: academic had no official contact on return from China
Martin Dove, who was working in Wuhan, thinks government could do more to track peopleA British academic who returned from China this week has said that no one from the UK government has tried to contact him regarding the coronavirus outbreak.Health officials have teamed up with Border Force agents and airlines to try to track downabout 2,000 people who have flown to the UK from Wuhan, the area worst affected by the outbreak.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Slawson Tags: Coronavirus outbreak UK news China Asia Pacific Science World news Source Type: news
Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn
UK government urged to reassure public that NHS is ready for cases within daysAbout 100,000 people could be infected with the new coronavirus around the world, experts have warned, as the UK government faced calls to reassure people that the NHS is ready to deal with any British cases within days.Prof Neil Ferguson, a public health expert at Imperial College, said his “best guess” was that there were 100,000 affected by the virus even though there are only 2,000 confirmed cases so far, mostly in the city of Wuhan in Chinawhere the virus first appeared.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley and Rowena Mason Tags: Coronavirus outbreak China Asia Pacific Science Source Type: news
Britons in Wuhan decry ‘pathetic’ UK government coronavirus advice
There are up to 300 UK citizens thought to be stuck at epicentre of outbreakBritish citizens trapped in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, say the UK government ’s response has been slow and unclear, and its travel advice pathetic.Up to 300 British citizens are thought to be stuck in Hubei province, where Wuhan is located and where most of the 80 deaths associated with the disease have occurred.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Ratcliffe and Michael Standaert in Sichuan Tags: Coronavirus outbreak China Asia Pacific Science World news Source Type: news
Australians in China's coronavirus region may not be able to be evacuated
Strict travel restrictions mean an unknown number of Australians may be stranded in the coronavirus hotspotThe Australian government does not know how many of its citizens are caught in the vastquarantine lock-down imposed across China, as it and governments around the world scramble to try to evacuate their nationals.But it appears increasingly unlikely foreign countries will be allowed to simply extricate their citizens in the face of militarily enforced lockdowns. Indonesia has said it “seems to be impossible”, while Australia has said it “needs to abide by the travel restrictions … placed there for precisely th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ben Doherty Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Australia news China Asia Pacific Health Science Australian politics Marise Payne Source Type: news
Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Cracks in China ’s Facade of Unity
With anger rising over the response to the coronavirus outbreak, even some with ties to China ’s leaders have called for acknowledging divisions, not papering them over.
Source: NYT Health - January 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Li Yuan Tags: China Hubei Province (China) Wuhan (China) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Politics and Government Propaganda Medicine and Health Censorship News and News Media Computers and the Internet Social Media Source Type: news
U.S. Imposes Coronavirus Quarantine on Group in California Evacuated From Wuhan
The government took the rare step with 195 Americans who have been undergoing testing for the coronavirus at a California air base after being flown home from the Chinese city.
Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Denise Grady and Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Quarantines Tests (Medical) Epidemics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention California your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
‘Outlier’ victim profiles raise questions over the impact of coronavirus
The Chinese authorities have released details of some of the victims, and not all are elderly with pre-existing health conditionsMost people who died from the new coronavirus appear to have been old, and many had pre-existing health problems, but Chinese government records list at least five victims under 60, with no prior medical issues detailed.These potential “outliers” – aged 36, 50, 53, 55 and 58 – are a reminder that scientists are still racing to understand the nature and impact of the new disease as it spreads in China and around the world.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 1, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Emma Graham-Harrison Tags: Coronavirus outbreak China World news Infectious diseases Medical research Asia Pacific Source Type: news
Coronavirus: 11 more UK nationals to be flown back from China
Foreign secretary confirms evacuation as Philippines reports first death outside ChinaDominic Raab has confirmed that 11 evacuees will be flown to the UK from the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, on a French-chartered plane, after they missed a previous evacuation flight on Friday.The foreign secretary said the government was doing everything in its power to help Britons who wished to leave but that the process posed serious challenges.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 2, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Matthew Weaver Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Dominic Raab Science World news Politics UK news Source Type: news
