Coronavirus Global Health Emergency, 2019-nCoV #2

[margarita25]

Weather delays chartered flight evacuating Canadians stranded in Wuhan
''Canadians stranded in a quarantined Chinese city were told Wednesday that a flight set to bring them home was delayed, leaving them stranded in the epicentre of the new coronavirus for another day.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said weather events forced the delay.

“There is a narrow window given by the Chinese for flights into Wuhan and the weather conditions were such that the plane could not take off,” Trudeau explained as he entered a Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday morning in Ottawa.

“So everything is delayed by a day. We’re hoping to have these families back on Friday,” Trudeau added.''

Yes, ftr the specific weather issue was “crosswinds”.

200 Canadians face crosswinds in Wuhan
February 5th 2020

Canadians urged to leave China now as first evacuation attempt hits snag
February 5, 2020

 

[MJPeony]

Curious update..
Chinese media confusion over doctor's virus death

Chinese media have changed a report that a doctor who blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak has died of the infection.

The state-run Global Times said Li Wenliang had died in Wuhan but later reported he was instead critically ill.

The People's Daily had earlier sent out a tweet saying Dr Li's death had sparked "national grief".

How did the confusion occur?
Global Times and other Chinese media initially sent out reports that Dr Li, 34, had died from coronavirus.

''It was carried in other Chinese state media and picked up by international news organisations. The World Health Organization sent out a tweet expressing sorrow at his death.

But Global Times then carried a report from Wuhan Central Hospital saying that Dr Li's heart had stopped beating at 21:30 local time (13:30 GMT) and he was given resuscitation treatment. Dr Li was currently in a critical condition, it said.

The news of his death had triggered a huge wave of popular reaction on Weibo - China's equivalent of Twitter.''

Well I don’t even know what to think about this. Beyond bizarre.

 

[Windsorite]

Canadian repatriation flight now in the air:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/airlift-wuhan-canada-repatriation-1.5453969

Arriving Trenton tomorrow morning after a stop in Vancouver.

 

[dotr]

Well I don’t even know what to think about this. Beyond bizarre.

Hoping the good doctor has not actually been whisked off to some jail, imo speculation.

 

[margarita25]

Overworked coronavirus doctor, 27, dies of sudden cardiac arrest after fighting the killer disease on the front line for 10 straight days

Coronavirus doctor, 27, drops dead after working 10 straight days | Daily Mail Online

This news is very sad indeed. May Dr. Song Yingjie Rest In Peace.

It has been INCREDIBLE watching these medical workers in all these videos. They are true heroes. Bless these folks.

One video was talking about Hong Kong medical workers who were “breaking their hippocratic oath by refusing to treat patients” since Hong Kong leader Ms. Lam left 3 out of the 13 border points open to “the Mainland” (iirc that was via an editorial by editor of the South China Morning Post, again I’ll be bringing forward these videos). Many people have to work and commute back and forth so Lam left 3 border points open and there are politics involved moo. The medical workers as we know were striking because they don’t want “mainlanders” bringing the virus over and they got hit hard with SARS. I haven’t checked the Hong Kong situation today.

I saw so much crazy stuff on YT, as you said @tadpole12, “ for realz”...One hospital was so crowded there were dead (covered) bodies lying on the seats in the waiting room with the other patients who were awaiting care.

The lines of sick people...it’s just surreal watching those poor people.

I learned that the virus can enter your mouth and nasal tract, where it then makes it way down to your lungs and you can “asphyxiate”.

(Note to self: also post lab video which shows green part of the CV molecularly on the screen.)

Moo.

Eta:

The CDC said on Wednesday several planes will arrive in the U.S. from Wuhan, China, and one will touch down at Eppley Airfield in Omaha sometime this week.

The passengers will be issued quarantine orders and will continue for up to 14 days, beginning on the day the flight left Wuhan.

The Nebraska National Guard said three buildings, totaling 85 individual rooms, could be used without displacing any military personnel from normal operations and training.

These buildings were untouched by the flood last March due to their elevated design.

According to the release by the National Guard, the quarantined individuals will be in separate areas from military personnel for the duration of their stay and monitored regularly by medical professionals for any signs of illness.

CDC releases additional information about people being quarantined in Nebraksa

(Making note to make sure the CDC full video briefing has been posted from yesterday; I’m sure it has.)

 

[MJPeony]

Hoping the good doctor has not actually been whisked off to some jail, imo speculation.

Yeah, that, or he really did die and then the Chinese govt realized the world was outraged by it so they have claimed he’s still alive- but we will mysteriously never hear from him again...

MOO

 

[margarita25]

WHO asks for $675 million in aid

The World Health Organization is asking the global community for $675 million in aid to help control the spread of the coronavirus.

Bill and Melinda Gates are donating $100 million toward the efforts.

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

More comments re: videos on YT - they are low in medical supplies. Bless all the workers who are racing and working so hard to get supplies into the city— medical supplies, masks, food...

I saw one video where they were standing in line for 30 hours to get masks.

In another video, one lady was talking about they're worried about their medical workers because they’re running out of protective suits, and they’re the ones on the front lines.

Again, re: WHO, Dr. Tedros is stressing the importance on focusing on the epicenter. He says this is investment is imperative going forward (paraphrasing moo). Again, there are also big issues and concerns with the under-developed countries who lack the “healthcare infrastructure” to diagnose, isolate, contract trace, etc.

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There was a great video I saw last night, The Heat, I believe. I’ll look for it. Dr. Fauci speaks again extensively, iirc. Oh and did you know that he has advised 6 Presidents, iirc? That’s in the video too.

 

[Pi Thoughts]

Pharmacists and online businesses are among those suppliers accused of capitalising on the public's panic, by charging exorbitant prices for products usually available for a couple of dollars.

The receipt showed the store owner bought his boxes of 50 at $11 a unit and then sold them at $200 - making a $189 profit on each sale.

This franchisor is just one of many, with another Sydney Chemist seen selling a box of 50 surgical masks for $399, and A Terry White Chemmart based in Adelaide asking customers for $700 for a box of 10 P2 masks.
Pharmacies caught price gouging, capitalising on coronavirus panic

 

[margarita25]

Pharmacists and online businesses are among those suppliers accused of capitalising on the public's panic, by charging exorbitant prices for products usually available for a couple of dollars.

The receipt showed the store owner bought his boxes of 50 at $11 a unit and then sold them at $200 - making a $189 profit on each sale.

This franchisor is just one of many, with another Sydney Chemist seen selling a box of 50 surgical masks for $399, and A Terry White Chemmart based in Adelaide asking customers for $700 for a box of 10 P2 masks.
Pharmacies caught price gouging, capitalising on coronavirus panic

I saw a video where a company from Dubai sent masks to Hong Kong, iirc. They sent them at cost. People waited thirty hours in line, orderly and respectfully. When one guy was asked about the quality of the box of masks he received, he said “they were thin but better than nothing.” He also said that it was claimed they would be “anti-bacterial”, but it ended up not stating that on the box.

Then there are videos of people as MOBS, frantically trying to get masks. There was interesting commentary about how it’s probably better to just stay at home instead of going out to get the masks and getting all breathed/coughed on during the frenzy.

 

[Amonet]

Update from the BBC on the third confirmed case in the UK.

It says the person caught the virus in Singapore.

In addition to Mainland China, anyone entering the country/returning from the following countries are advised to self-isolate and call the NHS helpline on 111 if they have any cold/flu type symptoms.

• • Thailand
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau

Third UK case caught coronavirus 'in Singapore'

 

[Oddsocks]

Pharmacists and online businesses are among those suppliers accused of capitalising on the public's panic, by charging exorbitant prices for products usually available for a couple of dollars.

The receipt showed the store owner bought his boxes of 50 at $11 a unit and then sold them at $200 - making a $189 profit on each sale.

This franchisor is just one of many, with another Sydney Chemist seen selling a box of 50 surgical masks for $399, and A Terry White Chemmart based in Adelaide asking customers for $700 for a box of 10 P2 masks.
Pharmacies caught price gouging, capitalising on coronavirus panic

This is really awful. There must be laws against it right?

 

[gregjrichards]

Chinese doctor, 34, who sounded the alarm over coronavirus DIES from it

A Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on coronavirus two weeks before it was officially confirmed has died, the Wuhan Central Hospital have revealed.

Li Wenliang, 34, succumbed to the deadly contagion in the early hours of Friday morning local time, despite attempts to resuscitate him.

Chinese doctor, 34, who sounded the alarm over coronavirus DIES from it | Daily Mail Online

May Dr Wenliang Rest In Peace

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports
Situation report - 17 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) 6 February 2020

No new countries reported cases of 2019-nCoV in the past 24 hours.•WHO is working with partners to strengthen global diagnostic capacity for 2019-nCoV detection to improve surveillance and track the spread of disease.WHO and partners have activated a network of specialized referral laboratories with demonstrated expertise in the molecular detection of coronaviruses. These international labs can support national labs to confirm new cases and troubleshoot their molecular assays.•WHO is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilize international action in response to the new coronavirus,covering a broad spectrum of research areas including epidemiology, clinical care, vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, animal health, social sciences, and other topics. More details can be found here.

WHO and partners have activated a network of specialized referral laboratories with demonstrated expertise in the molecular detection of coronaviruses. These international labs can support national labs to confirm new cases and troubleshoot their molecular assays.Currently,there are 15 laboratories have been identified to provide reference testing support for 2019-nCoV.These laboratories include: 1.Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand2.Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands3.Hong Kong University, Hong Kong SAR, China4.Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan5.Institute of Virology, Charité, Robert Koch Institute, Germany6.National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa7.National Institute of Health, Thailand8.National Institute of Virology, India9.National Public Health Laboratory, Singapore 10.Institut Pasteur Dakar, Senegal11.Institut Pasteur, Paris12.Public Health England, UK13.State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology, VectorInstitute, Russia14.United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, USA15.Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Australia.


WHO is working to ensure 2019-nCoV test availability, including: a) screening of 2019-nCoV PCR protocols from academic laboratories for validation data,b) evaluation of the potential to use existing commercial coronavirus assays (e.g. SARS-CoV) to detect 2019-nCoV with high sensitivity, and c) working with commercial and non-commercial agencies with capacity to manufacture and distribute newly-developed 2019-nCoV PCR assays.

To increase regional testing capacity, efforts to increase national capacity and provide regional reference laboratory support is ongoing.WHO has made 250,000 tests available to WHO Regional Offices and national laboratories. These tests are being shipped to 159 laboratories across all WHO regions. WHO will also utilize the Shipping Fund Programme established by the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System as a mechanism to send clinical samples from patients meeting the case definition of suspected 2019-nCoV infection to international referral laboratories. National capacity for detection of 2019-nCoV must be strengthened so that diagnostic testing can be performed rapidly without the need for overseas shipping. One way this will be achieved is by working with existing global networks for detection of respiratory pathogens, such as National Influenza Centres.

Epidemic curve of 2019-nCoV cases(n=109)identified outside of China,by date of onset of symptoms and travel history


Epidemic curve of 2019-nCoV cases (n=216) identified outside of China, by date of reporting and travel history


More at link

 

[margarita25]

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Chinese doctor, 34, who sounded the alarm over coronavirus DIES from it

A Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on coronavirus two weeks before it was officially confirmed has died, the Wuhan Central Hospital have revealed.

Li Wenliang, 34, succumbed to the deadly contagion in the early hours of Friday morning local time, despite attempts to resuscitate him.

Chinese doctor, 34, who sounded the alarm over coronavirus DIES from it | Daily Mail Online

May Dr Wenliang Rest In Peace

This is really sad and this reminds me of Saman, the HERO diver that died trying to deliver oxygen to our little oinkies trapped in the cave in Thailand.
Diver dies in Thailand cave rescue attempt

 

[beatrixpotter]

Curious update..
Chinese media confusion over doctor's virus death

Chinese media have changed a report that a doctor who blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak has died of the infection.

The state-run Global Times said Li Wenliang had died in Wuhan but later reported he was instead critically ill.

The People's Daily had earlier sent out a tweet saying Dr Li's death had sparked "national grief".

How did the confusion occur?
Global Times and other Chinese media initially sent out reports that Dr Li, 34, had died from coronavirus.

''It was carried in other Chinese state media and picked up by international news organisations. The World Health Organization sent out a tweet expressing sorrow at his death.

But Global Times then carried a report from Wuhan Central Hospital saying that Dr Li's heart had stopped beating at 21:30 local time (13:30 GMT) and he was given resuscitation treatment. Dr Li was currently in a critical condition, it said.

The news of his death had triggered a huge wave of popular reaction on Weibo - China's equivalent of Twitter.''

Huh. They had time to learn of his death and tweet it while somehow missing what would by necessity be almost immediate resuscitation? That's pretty darn fishy. When I read of his death earlier today I just remember thinking that seemed a rapid demise from the time his illness was announced. But I'm really not sure when it was announced. It just didn't seem all that long ago I guess. And this sounds like something that is typically dragging on for weeks.

 

[margarita25]

I’ve really been really taking in all the education here, about so many things.

Some of you may have already known this, but I didn’t realize that Wuhan is higher in population than both London and NYC.

 

[beatrixpotter]

I'm really horrified. These people are now looking at being forcibly removed to camps. Let's not pretend an unheated warehouse lined with beds, and water standing on the floor, where you need to leave the building to use a porta potty is a hospital. It's just not. Door to door taking temperatures and then taking people away. And then if they die? They get taken to a crematorium and their family never sees them again, has no grave, no remains of them at all. This is pretty sick.

How the heck is this is a normal response if this just a little worse than the flu!? Most of us would consider this the end of the world as we know it if someone was going door to door and potentially taking our family away that we might never see again. And China thinks we are all just so mean and over reacting to the situation....

 

[margarita25]

I'm really horrified. These people are now looking at being forcibly removed to camps. Let's not pretend an unheated warehouse lined with beds, and water standing on the floor, where you need to leave the building to use a porta potty is a hospital. It's just not. Door to door taking temperatures and then taking people away. And then if they die? They get taken to a crematorium and their family never sees them again, has no grave, no remains of them at all. This is pretty sick.

How the heck is this is a normal response if this just a little worse than the flu!? Most of us would consider this the end of the world as we know it if someone was going door to door and potentially taking our family away that we might never see again. And China thinks we are all just so mean and over reacting to the situation....

It’s looking like the holocaust down there in some videos, people being hauled off, etc. I had that horrific dejavu last night watching the videos. MOO

 

[beatrixpotter]

It’s looking like the holocaust down there in some videos, people being hauled off, etc. I had that horrific dejavu last night watching the videos. MOO

Absolutely. This is how my Chinese American friend described it just now: Death camps. And that China has always said their biggest downfall is their population size. :/

I guess a ruthless heartless government might prefer to wipe out their elderly population. It would also help deal with the fact that having only one child leaves them with a lot of older family members to take care of. A nation with a rapidly growing elderly population that is seen as a disproportionate percentage of the population. MOO

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Update from the BBC on the third confirmed case in the UK. It says the person caught the virus in Singapore. In addition to Mainland China, anyone entering the country/returning from the following countries are advised to self-isolate and call the NHS helpline on 111 if they have any cold/flu type symptoms.
Third UK case caught coronavirus 'in Singapore'

Of your list, I wonder when/if Canada and US and others are going to add this type of recommendation.

• • Thailand
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau

Right now I see flights about to land in Vancouver from Hong Kong and Phillipines., so made me think. I don't see the flight from Wuhan which is what I was looking for.