Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Emergency #5

[gregjrichards]

Coronavirus is more fatal in men than women, major study suggests

Men have a higher risk of death than women if they contract the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese researchers have concluded, in the largest study on the outbreak to date. In research published Monday analysts studied 72,314 patient records from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, or CCDC. The records detailed 44,672 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 16,186 suspected cases and 889 cases where the carrier of the coronavirus displayed no symptoms.

Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 more fatal in men, France warns of pandemic risk

I wonder why this is the case.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?

Australia - 15
Most of the patients arrived in the country from Wuhan or Hubei province.

Belgium - 1
Belgium said on February 4 that one of nine Belgian citizens repatriated from Wuhan had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Cambodia - 1
Cambodia confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 27, the patient was a 60-year-old Chinese national in the coastal city of Sihanoukville.

Canada - 8
Canada has confirmed eight cases of the coronavirus as of February 17 - three in the province of Ontario and five in British Columbia.

China - 72,618
As of February 18, a total of 70,548 people in mainland China were confirmed as having been infected with the virus, most of them in and around Wuhan. At least 1,770 people have died.

Egypt - 1
Egypt's first confirmed case of the coronavirus was on February 14. It is the first known case in Africa. Officials said the infected person was a foreign national who was being kept in isolation.

Finland - 1
A Chinese tourist who was admitted to hospital for tests was confirmed on January 29 as infected with the coronavirus. The patient is said to be a 32-year-old woman from Wuhan.

France - 12
On February 15, France reported the first death in Europe - an 80-year-old Chinese tourist. There are 12 confirmed cases in France, five of which are British citizens who had shared a chalet at a French ski resort with someone who had recently travelled to Singapore.

Germany - 16
Germany registered 16 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of February 17, a majority of those infected in the southern state of Bavaria. Almost all the patients in Germany are employees of auto parts supplier Webasto, who were infected by a colleague from China who was attending a course in Germany.

India - 3
On February 3, a third positive case of the coronavirus was reported in India's southern state of Kerala. All three are students who returned from Wuhan.

Italy - 3
One of 56 Italians evacuated from Wuhan has tested positive for the new coronavirus on February 7, bringing the country's total number of cases to three. On January 30, two Chinese tourists were reported as having tested positive for the virus.

Japan - 65 + 454
A total of 454 people on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama had tested positive for the virus as of February 17. Japan does not include the people on board as part of its national tally.. Japan's national tally is 65. On February 13, an 80-year-old became the country's first death from the virus.

Malaysia - 22
Malaysia on February 15 confirmed that a US passenger on a cruise ship that had been turned away by several countries had tested positive for the virus, bringing the country's total to 22. The woman flew from Cambodia, where the Westerdam was eventually allowed to dock, to Malaysia along with 144 others from the ship.

Nepal - 1
Nepal said on January 24 that a 32-year-old man arriving from Wuhan had tested positive for coronavirus.

The Philippines - 3
Philippine health officials confirmed a third case of coronavirus on February 5. The country also had the first death from coronavirus outside China, which was announced on February 2.

Russia - 2
Russia reported two cases of coronavirus on January 31. Both patients - Chinese nationals - have recovered and were discharged from hospital.

Singapore - 77
Singapore's health ministry said the city-state had 77 confirmed cases as of February 17. The country has the highest tallies outside China, including mounting evidence of local transmission.

South Korea - 31
On February 16, South Korea reported one new case of the virus.

Spain - 2
Spanish authorities confirmed the country's second case of coronavirus on February 9 - a British man in Mallorca. The patient is one of four members of a British family taken in for observation on the island after coming into contact with someone in France who was subsequently diagnosed with the virus. The other three tested negative. The first case, reported on January 31, was a German man on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands.

Sri Lanka - 1
Sri Lanka confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 27. The patient was identified as a 43-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei province who had arrived in Sri Lanka as a tourist.

Sweden - 1
On January 31, a woman had tested positive for coronavirus and was being kept in isolation at a hospital in southern Sweden. The woman had visited the Wuhan area in China and began coughing after she arrived in Sweden.

Taiwan - 22
On February 17, Taiwan reported two new cases. A day earlier, Taiwan reported its first death from coronavirus, in a 61-year-old man with underlying health issues.

Thailand - 35
Thailand has a total number of 35 confirmed cases.

United Arab Emirates - 9
The UAE confirmed one new case on February 16, a 37-year-old Chinese national and that his condition was stable. On February 1, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East to confirm cases of the coronavirus.

United Kingdom - 9
The UK confirmed one new case of coronavirus on February 12. All cases are in England, while the latest case is the first to be recorded in the capital, London.

United States - 15
The US had confirmed 15 cases of the virus as of February 17. The most recent case was a passenger on an evacuation flight from China who had been under quarantine in Texas.

Vietnam - 16
On February 13, confirmed the nation's sixteenth case of coronavirus. At least 11 of the cases were in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. The Son Loi commune in Vinh Phuc was placed under a 14-day quarantine by Vietnamese authorities on February 13.

 

[asyousay]

Coronavirus is more fatal in men than women, major study suggests

Men have a higher risk of death than women if they contract the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese researchers have concluded, in the largest study on the outbreak to date. In research published Monday analysts studied 72,314 patient records from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, or CCDC. The records detailed 44,672 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 16,186 suspected cases and 889 cases where the carrier of the coronavirus displayed no symptoms.

Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 more fatal in men, France warns of pandemic risk

I wonder why this is the case.

Finally I get something out of being a women

I mean I get paid less
I have the inconvenience of a monthly visitor
I have the pain of childbirth

So I will take this as the small victories count ... haha

 

[gregjrichards]

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market - so did the disease start elsewhere?

The first patient diagnosed with the novel coronavirushas been reported to be a bed-bound pensioner who had no connection to a food market in Wuhan where Beijing's officials say the outbreak began.

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market | Daily Mail Online

 

[asyousay]

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market - so did the disease start elsewhere?

The first patient diagnosed with the novel coronavirushas been reported to be a bed-bound pensioner who had no connection to a food market in Wuhan where Beijing's officials say the outbreak began.

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market | Daily Mail Online

So I am obviously being dumb here but can somebody explain how you can find the first patient with this?


Does the first victim get a special number 1 printed on their forehead?

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Coronavirus is more fatal in men than women, major study suggests

Men have a higher risk of death than women if they contract the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese researchers have concluded, in the largest study on the outbreak to date. In research published Monday analysts studied 72,314 patient records from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, or CCDC. The records detailed 44,672 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 16,186 suspected cases and 889 cases where the carrier of the coronavirus displayed no symptoms.

Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 more fatal in men, France warns of pandemic risk

I wonder why this is the case.

This was a question asked to the WHO in their daily briefing last Friday. My notes from that day...

"The last question today at WHO was about correlation to smoking, and why is seems to be affecting older people and bias towards men in China.

A. I think that any respiratory pathogen certainly is seen and expected to appear more in elderly and COPD (e.d. most elderly smokers have) as at very high risk of viral infection AND secondary bacterial infections (sequela) it goes without saying that smoking is a very high risk/severity for any lower respiratory infection and we would expect it to be no different here. We are seeing a marked difference in males and females in marked severity and this is an excellent hypothesis and one that is unproven but will be of interest to look at and I think it will be relatively straight forward.

(in China, 48% men smoke 1.9% of women smoke. Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Emergency #4 )

ETA another view/source Coronavirus is more fatal in men than women, major study suggests

(NOTE: This is a good read above) MOO

Male patients accounted for 22,981, or 51%, of the total confirmed cases, while the coronavirus had been confirmed in 21,691 female patients as of February 11, when the data collection ended.

Case fatality rate increased with age, with 14.8% of cases in people over the age of 80 resulting in death. Patients between the ages of 70 and 79 had an 8% fatality rate, while those aged 60 to 69 had a fatality rate of 3.6%.

Researchers calculated an overall fatality rate of 2.3%, with a total of 1,023 deaths recorded among the confirmed cases of the virus in the study.

Cardiovascular disease was the pre-existing condition most associated with increased fatalities, with the study reporting a fatality rate of 10.5% in patients who suffered with the condition. Diabetes sufferers had a fatality rate of 7.3%, while the frequency of fatalities was also higher than the overall rate in people with chronic respiratory disease, hypertension and cancer.

In patients with no reported underlying conditions, the fatality rate dropped to 0.9%, according to the study.

ETA: David Abel is a type 2 diabetic who takes insulin shots

 

[IceIce9]

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market - so did the disease start elsewhere?

The first patient diagnosed with the novel coronavirushas been reported to be a bed-bound pensioner who had no connection to a food market in Wuhan where Beijing's officials say the outbreak began.

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market | Daily Mail Online

The first patient DIAGNOSED but the person who spread it to the patient could have been a carrier without symptoms, or possibly diagnosed later. Or possibly not diagnosed at all and still out spreading the disease.

 

[AStartoSteerBy]

Coronavirus is more fatal in men than women, major study suggests

Men have a higher risk of death than women if they contract the new strain of coronavirus...

I wonder why this is the case.

__________________________
Why are men more susceptible to the coronavirus than women?

The Financial Times reports women are prone to autoimmune diseases, which causes parts of their immune system to become stronger to compensate. That could result in a stronger response to the coronavirus outbreak.

During the SARS outbreak in 2003, more men were infected than women, and researchers at the University of Iowa carried out a study on mice that found male mice were more susceptible to the virus than female mice. Researchers attributed the results to hormones like estrogen.

“Some scientists are now convinced that these sex difference in clinical data reflect a genuine male vulnerability to coronavirus, rather than a bias in exposure,” Ahuja said. “The observations add to growing evidence that immunologically speaking, men are the weaker sex.”
BBM
(Published on Feb 13, 2020)

Curious, that if it was estrogen only in women, then post-menopausal women would have a higher rate of infection, too.
MOO

 

[margarita25]

Will be interesting to watch. CGTN who did this one hour video is owned by the Chinese government.

ETA - A little bit in, very interesting so far.

Yes, I was hoping you’d see that. It was very interesting. I watched the whole thing. Again, these medical workers are heroes.

Did I hear that right, that 14 medical workers got infected after one “cerebral” procedure on a patient who was positive for CV?

One thing to note is that in one of the recent WHO PCs, Dr. Sylvia and Dr. Mike mentioned that it is not just the “equipment” that keeps one safe, rather it is the proper use of the equipment, that one can make simple mistakes even if they are wearing protective suits.

 

[margarita25]

@Bravo will be pleased to hear

Yes, where is @Bravo ? And @dotr ? And @JerseyGirl ? Come back!!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

WHO daily presser to start in 15 minutes, changed to 10:30 am start. Live feed has not begun, they have been late for the last few meetings.

ETA: 10:40 and we have live feed, not started yet. I'll do notes at the END of the presser vs. doing ETA updates today.

 

[Hatfield]

Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?

Australia - 15
Most of the patients arrived in the country from Wuhan or Hubei province.

Belgium - 1
Belgium said on February 4 that one of nine Belgian citizens repatriated from Wuhan had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Cambodia - 1
Cambodia confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 27, the patient was a 60-year-old Chinese national in the coastal city of Sihanoukville.

Canada - 8
Canada has confirmed eight cases of the coronavirus as of February 17 - three in the province of Ontario and five in British Columbia.

China - 72,618
As of February 18, a total of 70,548 people in mainland China were confirmed as having been infected with the virus, most of them in and around Wuhan. At least 1,770 people have died.

Egypt - 1
Egypt's first confirmed case of the coronavirus was on February 14. It is the first known case in Africa. Officials said the infected person was a foreign national who was being kept in isolation.

Finland - 1
A Chinese tourist who was admitted to hospital for tests was confirmed on January 29 as infected with the coronavirus. The patient is said to be a 32-year-old woman from Wuhan.

France - 12
On February 15, France reported the first death in Europe - an 80-year-old Chinese tourist. There are 12 confirmed cases in France, five of which are British citizens who had shared a chalet at a French ski resort with someone who had recently travelled to Singapore.

Germany - 16
Germany registered 16 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of February 17, a majority of those infected in the southern state of Bavaria. Almost all the patients in Germany are employees of auto parts supplier Webasto, who were infected by a colleague from China who was attending a course in Germany.

India - 3
On February 3, a third positive case of the coronavirus was reported in India's southern state of Kerala. All three are students who returned from Wuhan.

Italy - 3
One of 56 Italians evacuated from Wuhan has tested positive for the new coronavirus on February 7, bringing the country's total number of cases to three. On January 30, two Chinese tourists were reported as having tested positive for the virus.

Japan - 65 + 454
A total of 454 people on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama had tested positive for the virus as of February 17. Japan does not include the people on board as part of its national tally.. Japan's national tally is 65. On February 13, an 80-year-old became the country's first death from the virus.

Malaysia - 22
Malaysia on February 15 confirmed that a US passenger on a cruise ship that had been turned away by several countries had tested positive for the virus, bringing the country's total to 22. The woman flew from Cambodia, where the Westerdam was eventually allowed to dock, to Malaysia along with 144 others from the ship.

Nepal - 1
Nepal said on January 24 that a 32-year-old man arriving from Wuhan had tested positive for coronavirus.

The Philippines - 3
Philippine health officials confirmed a third case of coronavirus on February 5. The country also had the first death from coronavirus outside China, which was announced on February 2.

Russia - 2
Russia reported two cases of coronavirus on January 31. Both patients - Chinese nationals - have recovered and were discharged from hospital.

Singapore - 77
Singapore's health ministry said the city-state had 77 confirmed cases as of February 17. The country has the highest tallies outside China, including mounting evidence of local transmission.

South Korea - 31
On February 16, South Korea reported one new case of the virus.

Spain - 2
Spanish authorities confirmed the country's second case of coronavirus on February 9 - a British man in Mallorca. The patient is one of four members of a British family taken in for observation on the island after coming into contact with someone in France who was subsequently diagnosed with the virus. The other three tested negative. The first case, reported on January 31, was a German man on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands.

Sri Lanka - 1
Sri Lanka confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 27. The patient was identified as a 43-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei province who had arrived in Sri Lanka as a tourist.

Sweden - 1
On January 31, a woman had tested positive for coronavirus and was being kept in isolation at a hospital in southern Sweden. The woman had visited the Wuhan area in China and began coughing after she arrived in Sweden.

Taiwan - 22
On February 17, Taiwan reported two new cases. A day earlier, Taiwan reported its first death from coronavirus, in a 61-year-old man with underlying health issues.

Thailand - 35
Thailand has a total number of 35 confirmed cases.

United Arab Emirates - 9
The UAE confirmed one new case on February 16, a 37-year-old Chinese national and that his condition was stable. On February 1, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East to confirm cases of the coronavirus.

United Kingdom - 9
The UK confirmed one new case of coronavirus on February 12. All cases are in England, while the latest case is the first to be recorded in the capital, London.

United States - 15
The US had confirmed 15 cases of the virus as of February 17. The most recent case was a passenger on an evacuation flight from China who had been under quarantine in Texas.

Vietnam - 16
On February 13, confirmed the nation's sixteenth case of coronavirus. At least 11 of the cases were in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. The Son Loi commune in Vinh Phuc was placed under a 14-day quarantine by Vietnamese authorities on February 13.

Wow. Its depressing to see all the countries with cases now. And Japan has the infamous 2nd Place title now because of the Cruise Ship fiasco. Singapore is in 3rd place.

IMO this seems out of control already. All the precautions and still cases getting spread around the world.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Yes, where is @Bravo ? And @dotr ? And @JerseyGirl ? Come back!!

I was away for a few days, I'm back now.

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WHO to provide update on coronavirus at 10:30 ET

World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference at 10:30 am ET to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak. Watch here.

 

[asyousay]

America have been extremely lucky so far considering the size of the country and the amount of air travel and only 15 cases.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

A Single Cruise Guest Sparks a Global Rush to Contain Virus
Feb 18 2020, 10:53 AM

As passengers from the shunned cruise liner Westerdam head home following two weeks in limbo at sea, health authorities around the world are having to mobilize to prevent further spread of the coronavirus after an American guest from the ship was found to be infected. Cruise operator Holland America Line -- which gave assurances that the pathogen that’s killed more than 1,800 had not struck anyone aboard the Westerdam -- now says it’s working with authorities to deal with the possible fallout from guests who may have been exposed to the virus. Passengers hailed from 41 countries and territories, with the largest number from the U.S.

Canada, which had the second-biggest group of passengers with 271 citizens on board, said most have disembarked the ship and are on their way home. “Out of an abundance of caution, passengers identified as having been on the MS Westerdam will undergo further examination and screening,” said Tammy Jarbeau, spokeswoman for Public Health Agency of Canada. They will also be asked to self-isolate for two weeks and report to local public health authorities who will monitor them for virus symptoms.

The CDC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection didn’t immediately respond on a public holiday to questions on how the U.S. plans to deal with returnees. U.S. officials said in a briefing that about 300 U.S. citizens who were on the ship have left Cambodia, with those still in the country being monitored. They’ve yet to make a decision on whether to send flights to repatriate them.

 

[Herat]

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wuhan seafood market - so did the disease start elsewhere?

The first patient diagnosed with the novel coronavirushas been reported to be a bed-bound pensioner who had no connection to a food market in Wuhan where Beijing's officials say the outbreak began.

First coronavirus patient had NO connection to Wu han seafood market | Daily Mail Online

A bed-bound pensioner would have had someone coming in to bring food or cook or clean.

That person could very well have had a mild or asymptomatic case.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Japan to trial HIV medications on coronavirus patients

The new approach combining flu drug oseltamivir -- also known as Tamiflu --, as well as lopinavir and ritonavir, reportedly improved the condition of several patients, including a 70-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan who tested positive,

 

[Hatfield]

Japan to trial HIV medications on coronavirus patients

The new approach combining flu drug oseltamivir -- also known as Tamiflu --, as well as lopinavir and ritonavir, reportedly improved the condition of several patients, including a 70-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan who tested positive,

This makes sense as a treatment. I think the idea is to at least give the patients something that helps them feel better to allow their bodies time to build up enough antibodies to fight the Virus off on their own.

Not really a cure but giving people time they need for their bodies to battle the virus.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

America have been extremely lucky so far considering the size of the country and the amount of air travel and only 15 cases.

More prepared than lucky?

Infographic: The Countries Best And Worst Prepared For An Epidemic

The US is the best country in the world to be prepared for an epidemic.

"The United States was named as the country with the strongest measures in place and it came first with 83.5 out of 100. The United Kingdom came second with 77.9 followed by the Netherlands with 75.6. China, which has initiated a series of lockdowns in response to the outbreak, comes 51st with a score of 48.2. This map shows levels of preparation across the world and Africa's vulnerability is immediately noticeable.

Description
This chart shows countries/territories ranked by ability to respond to an epidemic/pandemic in 2019.
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[Herat]

Wow. Its depressing to see all the countries with cases now. And Japan has the infamous 2nd Place title now because of the Cruise Ship fiasco. Singapore is in 3rd place.

IMO this seems out of control already. All the precautions and still cases getting spread around the world.

I don't think it's "out of control" at this point. That would require increasing person-to-person contact in numerous foreign countries. I believe person-to-person contact is very very low and those cases are being identified and strictly quarantined. I would include the cruise ship passengers as those with Chinese contact or travel.

Most of the foreign country cases have been people who were from China, or had visited Wuhan or the region. There may be limited first-contact infections, but we are not seeing uncontrolled outbreaks on foreign soil.