The plague stemming from Wuhan City in China is frightening the world, potentially bringing thousands to death because there is no cure yet. The disease began to spread in Vietnam
On January 23, China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the number of people infected with the new Coronavirus strain causing pneumonia in China increased to a total of 571 cases. In particular, the number of deaths has nearly doubled, from 9 (updated on January 22) to 17 (updated on the end of January 22).
According to the AFP news agency, China has also begun taking measures to isolate Wuhan city, a center of strange virus outbreaks that are spreading rapidly to other cities.
According to the Wuhan Pneumonia Control Agency, starting at 10am local time on January 23, Wuhan City in Hubei Province stopped all flights and trains leaving passengers in the city in effort to stop the disease spread from the city.
The government will also inspect all vehicles entering Wuhan to prevent bringing wildlife here. The new strain of Coronavirus, which causes symptoms similar to pneumonia, was first reported at a seafood market in Wuhan in December 2019.
In order to avoid the spread of serious disease, Vice Chairman of the National Health and Health Commission of China, Mr. Li Bin recommended “Do not go to Wuhan, do not leave Wuhan.”
Currently, many European airports from London (UK) to Moscow (Russia) have stepped up precautions to prevent the new strain of Coronavirus. The Italian health ministry said it would apply a body temperature test to passengers traveling directly from Wuhan to Fiumicino airport in Rome.
All public transportation to and from Wuhan City, including trains, buses and ferries, will stop operating from 10pm of January 23.
“The tickets are not sold through the online application after 23:30, so I have to go to the station and find a way to buy train tickets home. I don’t want to be locked in this city for the next one or two months,” said a man named Cui from Henan Province.
Health workers are located at tollgates and checkpoints on major highways to conduct inspections of people leaving the city.
A Ding resident driving away from Wuhan said the lanes heading out of the city were jammed, with very few vehicles entering the city. Many want to leave, said Dinh. “Health workers check each car, check the temperature of all passengers. People are allowed to leave, but traffic is moving slowly because of screening activities.”
Waiting for a train leaving the city on the morning of January 23 Mr. Li, an outsider working in Wuhan, immediately changed his plane ticket after learning of the ban. He said the Wuhan airport was overloaded overnight. “I can’t see the airport staff. We’re waiting to check in. I’m not even sure my flight can take off on time.“
On January 22, Beijing News said hospitals in Wuhan were overloaded with patients with fever symptoms waiting to be examined. The infusion rooms were full of patients, some of whom sat in corridors during intravenous infusions. According to international media, Wuhan is struggling to treat suspected Coronavirus infections due to limited resources.
On social media, some have welcomed the ban on public transportation. However, many people question why the authorities did not apply this measure earlier.
A man in Washington state was identified as infected with Coronavirus. He had symptoms after returning from a trip to Wuhan.
This is the first case of an unknown virus infection associated with respiratory infection has been confirmed in the US. The mysterious virus has killed at least 6 people and infected hundreds in China, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on January 21.
US officials on the same day announced they would conduct extended body heat scans to identify those infected at major airports in the country. In addition to New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, airports in Atlanta and Chicago will begin inspecting passengers coming from Wuhan to look for signs of illness.
The infected man was a resident of Snohomish County, Washington State, in his early 30s. He developed symptoms after returning from a trip to an area near Wuhan, China, where the outbreak was occurring. broadcast.
On January 23, the Department of Preventive Medicine (the Ministry of Health) said that Vietnam is still conducting body temperature monitoring of passengers entering Vietnam. Earlier, three passengers from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China were found to have a fever using a remote body temperature meter at Da Nang International Airport and Cam Ranh International Airport.
L.P.T, 20 years old, in Ha Dong, Hanoi. T. is a student studying in Wuhan and has just returned to Hanoi 8 days before.
T. lived in an area reported to be safe by the Chinese Government, but four days ago, he began having unexplained fever, sore throat, dry cough, influenza A, B and dengue tests were all negative.
The second patient is a male, 55 years old, doing business at the Vietnam-China border gate market. Currently, the patient with high fever for 5 consecutive days has no known cause, Coronavirus has not been excluded.
On January 23, the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) said that Vietnam is still carrying out the monitoring of body temperature of passengers entering Vietnam.
First Coronavirus infection detected in Wuhan in December 2019, the disease was found in the US, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand.
A report by the Center for Infectious Diseases – MRC Center for Global Infectious Disease Analysism at Imperial College London suggests that there may have been over 1,700 cases of infection.
The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong on January 19 said British scientists have deciphered the genetics of the new virus and said it belongs to the 2C group of Coronavirus types, while SARS belongs to the 2B group. “This means that mutations in both types of genes are completely different.”
Because of the dangers of this virus and preparing for a worst case scenario, that the disease could spread throughout the country, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health had an emergency meeting right on the morning of January 25 (the last day of the Lunar Calendar) to seek a way to deal with the situation.
Vietnam with a dense population, vehicles, festivals during the Tet holiday will increase the risk of disease outbreaks caused by the type of Coronavirus.
This is the time when the Party and its Government less acclaim the slogan “Congratulate the Party and Celebrate” but need to focus attention, care for the health and lives of people in the country.
For the simple reason, this dangerous Coronavirus will not leave anyone, including the general secretary cum president, the government leader and other Politburo members can die when being infected.
Trung Nam from Da Nang – Thoibao.de (Translated)
