Outbreak of new virus explodes in China; human-to-human spread confirmed
On Saturday, January 18, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported
136 newly identified cases of the viral pneumonia and one additional death. On Tuesday, January 21 (local time 4:18am), the commission reported
another death. That brings Wuhan’s totals to 198 cases and four deaths.
Just one day earlier, on January 17, the health commission had reported just 62 cases and two deaths.
Zhong elaborated that there was at least one case of human-to-human transmission in Wuhan, a city in central China, and two cases in families in the southern Guangdong province that borders Hong Kong. He also said that in one case, a single patient spread the virus to at least 14 medical staff members. He referred to such a patient as a “super-spreader,”
according to South China Morning Post, and called these patients key to controlling the outbreak.
“We expect the number of infected cases will increase over the Lunar New Year travel period, and we need to prevent the emergence of a super-spreader of the virus,” Zhong said. Millions are expected to travel during the holiday period.
So far, officials have found cases of the virus in travelers to
Thailand,
South Korea, and
Japan.
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...w-coronavirus-found-to-spread-human-to-human/
Update:
Update The Second:
Coronavirus from China has made its way to the United States
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/first-us-case-of-new-coronavirus-reported/
Update The Third:
China extends travel restrictions in effort to contain coronavirus
https://www.ft.com/content/1434a7ae-3d92-11ea-b232-000f4477fbca