21 January
Situation Update - China
Karl Kirkcaldy
Back to blogOUTBREAK OF 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV) IN CHINA
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World Health Organisation alerted to new cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China on 31st December 2019.
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Outbreak linked to a wholesale fish and animal market in Wuhan.
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Chinese authorities identified novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as the causative virus on 7 January.
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217 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV and 4 deaths (20th January) with further reports of cases closer to 300 and 6 deaths in total (21st January).
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Confirmed cases in ex-Wuhan region visitors in Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
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Passenger screening in place for ex-Wuhan travellers to Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Italy and US.
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Heavy population movements during upcoming Chinese New Year increases risk of transmission outside of Wuhan.

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