Coronavirus Global Health Emergency, 2019-nCoV #2

[Tadpole12]

This is why I question if planes can truly be disinfected. The seats are cloth and I’m sure they aren’t getting shampooed prior to being sprayed with a disinfectant. Once again, my understanding of cleaning comes from what I learned about animal shelters. Many believe they can spray the kennels down with bleach and it’s disinfected. But it has to be scrubbed clean of body oils and dirt first. Otherwise the disinfectant just sits on top of the body oils and does not penetrate to the surface to disinfect (this is also why hand sanitizer is not as good as washing your hands).

Clorox wipes are handy but spray cleaners are probably more effective because you can spray a counter or faucets and let the liquid sit for awhile and kill germs. The moisture from the Clorox wipes probably dissipates too soon to truly disinfect.

Very informative, ty,

 

[JerseyGirl]

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits $100 million

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it will spend up to $100 million to improve detection, isolation and treatment efforts for the new coronavirus. It also hopes to accelerate the development of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics. “Multilateral organizations, national governments, the private sector and philanthropies must work together to slow the pace of the outbreak, help countries protect their most vulnerable citizens and accelerate the development of the tools to bring this epidemic under control.

Coronavirus live updates: Singapore confirms infant with virus, ECB chief says outbreak fuels economic uncertainty

 

[JerseyGirl]

Princess Cruises says one person from the US among 10 diagnosed on ship

Princess Cruises confirmed that one of the people in its ship near Japan who tested positive for the coronavirus is from the United States.

Of the 9 others, there are two passengers from Australia, three from Japan and three from Hong Kong and one Filipino crew member.

The 3,700 people on the ship will remain in quarantine for 14 days in total.

Coronavirus live updates: Singapore confirms infant with virus, ECB chief says outbreak fuels economic uncertainty

All 10 people — one of whom is American — have now been taken ashore for treatment at local hospitals.

Princess Cruises said that a guest who later tested positive for coronavirus sailed from Yokohama, a port city south of Tokyo, on Jan. 20 and disembarked at Hong Kong on Jan. 25. That person did not report any symptoms while onboard, but later tested positive for coronavirus.

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

 

[Tadpole12]

Warning, germaphobes,
THE SABATEURS:

Yesterday I watched a video of an older woman spitting into the stack of paper towels that were left for the high rise dwellers to negotiate their way in the elevator.
Thought provoking.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Metro Airport passenger suspected to have coronavirus, airport says

Whew! DH and I recently returned from a cruise and passed through DTW on our way to/from Fort Lauderdale. Glad we're home. As of last Sunday, all flights to/from China have been canceled at DTW through April.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Coronavirus: Baby tests positive 30 hours after birth prompting fears infection can be transmitted in the womb

The news emerged from Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus which has now infected about 25,000 people worldwide, where the child was born to a mother who had previously tested positive for the disease before going into labor...When medical professionals tested the infant 30 hours later, the result came back positive for the virus. The infant was then transferred to the Wuhan Children's Hospital, which has been designated by the Chinese government as the treatment center for all infected children. The infant, now three-days-old, is said to be in a stable condition but is still being closely monitored, announced the hospital via a post on its official social media account.....The possibility that the coronavirus could transmit between mother and unborn child has come after it was revealed that it was detected in the loose stool of the first patient identified in the US, a finding that had not been reported previously among cases emerging from China (e.d. I found original article at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191?query=featured_home - The guy may be anonymous, but his lab history and medical info is out there for the word to see...a 35-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic in Snohomish County, Washington )

 

[JerseyGirl]

Another cruise ship with 3,600 on board quarantined in Hong Kong

Three people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus were on board the World Dream cruise ship during a previous voyage that took place between Jan. 19 and 24.

The three passengers are from mainland China — all of them got off in Guangzhou on Jan. 24.

Around 30 crew members have already declared that they have symptoms of the virus. Three of them have been taken to local hospitals for treatment.

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

 

[JerseyGirl]

Hong Kong to quarantine all people entering from mainland China

All people entering [Hong Kong] from mainland [China], including Hong Kong residents, will be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine starting this Saturday.

Two cruise terminals — including one where a cruise ship is currently under quarantine — will be shut down.

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I’ve been meaning to ask, I wonder how many illnesses and deaths in China are children.

I've only been able to find ages of 48-89 reported as ages of deaths that was reported in the last week by the Journal of Medical Virology. No children among the numbers. As to illnesses of children, I just posted above about a newborn, Coronavirus: Baby tests positive 30 hours after birth prompting fears infection can be transmitted in the womb but haven't seen age breakouts yet. I'll post if I come across later in my wanderings around the net.

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[JerseyGirl]

Coronavirus infects six-month-old baby in Singapore

Singapore confirmed four more coronavirus cases, including a six-month-old baby. Both parents of the infant, a Singapore citizen, have also been infected.

On Tuesday, Singapore reported its first cases of citizens and residents who had contracted the virus without recent travel to China.

Coronavirus live updates: Singapore confirms infant with virus, ECB chief says outbreak fuels economic uncertainty

 

[Wicked Strong]

... two planes carrying the Americans from Wuhan arrived at Travis Air Force Base, southwest of Sacramento, California.

One of the planes will offload passengers at the base while the other will refuel and continue on to Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego.

The passengers will be subjected to a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

My local news this morning has reported that 70 people evacuated from China will be quarantined at Camp Ashland, a national guard camp next to a very small town in Nebraska. We have a hospital in nearby Omaha that treated 2 patients with ebola a few years back.

Camp Ashland to hold 70 people as coronavirus quarantine site

 

[Tadpole12]

“The government said it has put 252,154 people under surveillance.”

Wow,
Feasibility?

ETA:

Re: Coronavirus: Baby tests positive 30 hours after birth ...

""So far 252,154 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 185,555 are now under medical observation. On Feburary 4,
18, 457 people were freed from observation," the commission said."

 

[Tadpole12]

Coronavirus: Baby tests positive 30 hours after birth prompting fears infection can be transmitted in the womb

The news emerged from Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus which has now infected about 25,000 people worldwide, where the child was born to a mother who had previously tested positive for the disease before going into labor...When medical professionals tested the infant 30 hours later, the result came back positive for the virus. The infant was then transferred to the Wuhan Children's Hospital, which has been designated by the Chinese government as the treatment center for all infected children. The infant, now three-days-old, is said to be in a stable condition but is still being closely monitored, announced the hospital via a post on its official social media account.....The possibility that the coronavirus could transmit between mother and unborn child has come after it was revealed that it was detected in the loose stool of the first patient identified in the US, a finding that had not been reported previously among cases emerging from China (e.d. I found original article at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191?query=featured_home - The guy may be anonymous, but his lab history and medical info is out there for the word to see...a 35-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic in Snohomish County, Washington )

OH NO!
Re: "vertical transmission"

ETA: according to google,
48 930 babies per day were born in China in 2016

 

[beatrixpotter]

I think it's far worse in Hubei province than anyone expected it to get so fast. Outside of Hubei the numbers seem much more manageable. So in somewhere like the UK or US they're downplaying it because there's no need to ramp up fear for a situation that is quite minor right now in those--and similar--countries. But in Hubei it has totally overwhelmed the healthcare system and it sounds terrible there

But that's exactly what they did in China. Only a handful of diagnosis, then a few hundred. And it was all downplayed until it was just spread everywhere. It blew up after being downplayed. I'm worried it could do that so many other places. :/ But hopefully they caught it soon enough and isolated people soon enough here and other places...

 

[dotr]

Feb 05, 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadians-coronavirus-cruise-ship-japan-1.5452345

• ''2 cruise ships under quarantine — 1 in Hong Kong, 1 off Japan.
• Ship quarantined off Japan has 251 Canadians on board, cruise company says. None of the Canadians have tested positive for coronavirus in initial screening.
• Hong Kong says all visitors from mainland China will undergo 14-day quarantine.
• Canadians in Wuhan told flight out will be later than expected.
• China reports 490 deaths and 24,324 confirmed coronavirus cases on the mainland.''

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/who-s...ond-to-growing-coronavirus-outbreak-1.5452362

• WHO wants $675M US to help stamp out coronavirus outbreak.
• Top official at WHO urges all countries to make evidence-based decisions about travel restrictions.
• Hong Kong says all visitors from mainland China will undergo 14-day quarantine.
• China says there have been 490 deaths and 24,324 confirmed cases on the mainland.
• 2 cruise ships under quarantine — 1 off Japan, 1 in Hong Kong.
• Canadians in Wuhan told flight out will be later than expected.
• B.C. reports a 2nd presumptive case of coronavirus. Woman in her 50s had been in contact with family members who had been in Hubei province, health officials say.
• Public Health Agency of Canada says risk to Canadians from coronavirus low.

The World Health Organization is launching a major campaign to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, saying $675 million US is needed to help countries around the world prepare for and deal with the virus.

Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more must be done to help affected countries and prevent the spread of the virus, particularly to countries with weaker health infrastructure.

"The relatively small number of cases outside China gives us a window of opportunity to prevent this outbreak from becoming a broader global crisis," he said at a briefing from Geneva''

 

[gregjrichards]

Princess Cruises says one person from the US among 10 diagnosed on ship

Princess Cruises confirmed that one of the people in its ship near Japan who tested positive for the coronavirus is from the United States.

Of the 9 others, there are two passengers from Australia, three from Japan and three from Hong Kong and one Filipino crew member.

The 3,700 people on the ship will remain in quarantine for 14 days in total.

Coronavirus live updates: Singapore confirms infant with virus, ECB chief says outbreak fuels economic uncertainty

All 10 people — one of whom is American — have now been taken ashore for treatment at local hospitals.

Princess Cruises said that a guest who later tested positive for coronavirus sailed from Yokohama, a port city south of Tokyo, on Jan. 20 and disembarked at Hong Kong on Jan. 25. That person did not report any symptoms while onboard, but later tested positive for coronavirus.

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

It must be very worrying to have coronavirus on a cruise ship given how quickly disease like norovirus can spread.

It is terrible to read in other articles about babies and children being infected it must be so dangerous for them.

Thank you to all of you for your news updates and posts it is much appreciated.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

My local news this morning has reported that 70 people evacuated from China will be quarantined at Camp Ashland, a national guard camp next to a very small town in Nebraska. We have a hospital in nearby Omaha that treated 2 patients with ebola a few years back.

Camp Ashland to hold 70 people as coronavirus quarantine site

I had thought that they changed the reimbursement requirements for those being brought back to their homeland? And that since WHO and US had declared emergency, the US government would cover costs for return flight. Perhaps gov'ment just covers cost of quarantine, not flight?

"The State Department says more evacuation flights for private U.S. citizens may be leaving Wuhan's International Airport on Thursday. The citizens need to have a valid passport and the evacuees need to reimburse the government for their portion of the flight."

Camp Ashland to hold 70 people as coronavirus quarantine site

 

[dixiegirl1035]

RSBM
"The relatively small number of cases outside China gives us a window of opportunity to prevent this outbreak from becoming a broader global crisis," he said at a briefing from Geneva''

I'm with the CDC and the WHO who as over the last two days has said again and again and again, even within one speech, that it cannot be prevented, only slowed down. MOO. Slowing it down helps prevent deaths, and prevents economic collapse so that thearapeutics can be identified, and work can be done on a vaccine to prevent.

 

[JerseyGirl]

WHO says new cases surged in last 24 hours

There were more than 3,100 new cases confirmed in China over the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 24,363 in China and 490 deaths as of 6 a.m. Geneva time.

Coronavirus live updates: WHO says new cases surged over 24 hours, Singapore confirms infant with virus

 

[Alyce]

The scientist leading the UK's research into a coronavirus vaccine says his team have made a significant breakthrough by reducing a part of the normal development time from "two to three years to just 14 days".



Coronavirus: 'Significant breakthrough' in race for vaccine made by UK scientists