Posted on 02/19/2020 5:53:45 PM PST by Vermont Lt
S.Korea - 3rd death
Report: South Korea has increased high-temperature days since 2010
Third death from infection with new coronavirus in South Korea
Scroll February 22, 2020 21:58
Yonhap News Agency, Gyeongju, Seoul, February 22-South Korea’s Central Epidemic Prevention Policy Headquarters said on the 22nd that a 40-year-old male in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do was diagnosed with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) after his death. This man is the third death in South Korea infected with the new crown virus.
According to the Gyeongju City Government and the Gyeongju Police Department, at 9 pm on the 21st, the male friend reported that he had died at home and called the police. According to statements from surrounding personnel, the man had cough and bronchitis symptoms during his lifetime and was treated for it. The police commissioned a health department to test for the new coronavirus to confirm the cause of death. Since the man is dead, it is difficult to find out the route of infection and the movement route after infection.
https://cn.yna.co.kr/view/ACK20200222001000881
Vincent Lee
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BEIJING, Feb 22 (Reuters) - China is bringing in seven cruise ships to house medical workers in Wuhan, state media said on Saturday, at a time when such ships are under scrutiny after hundreds of passengers on the Diamond Princess liner in Japan contracted the coronavirus.
What could go wrong?
Singapore update - long, but good details
Ten more cases discharged; One new case of COVID-19 infection confirmed
21st Feb 2020
Ten more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospital today (Cases 3, 23, 27, 50, 51, 57, 63, 70, 83 and 84). In all, 47 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital.
2. As of 21 February 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified one more case of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, which is linked to a previous case.
Links between previous cases found
3. Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases. This was made possible with the assistance of the Singapore Police Force.
a) Four of the locally transmitted confirmed cases (Cases 31, 33, 38 and 83), as well as Cases 8 and 9, are linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore (146B Paya Lebar Road).
b) Nine of the confirmed cases (Cases 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 34 and 40) are linked to Yong Thai Hang (24 Cavan Road).
c) Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 30, 36 and 39) are linked to the private business meeting held at Grand Hyatt Singapore from 20 to 22 January.
d) Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 42, 47, 52, 56 and 69) are linked to the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site.
e) 22 of the confirmed cases (Cases 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81 and 84) are linked to the Grace Assembly of God.
4. Investigations on these clusters are ongoing. In addition to the clusters, our investigations have identified the following links between cases:
Case 44 is linked to Cases 13 and 26;
Case 72 is linked to Cases 59 and 79;
Case 50 is linked to 55, 65 and 77;
Case 75 is linked to Case 41; and
Case 86 is linked to Case 82.
5. Contact tracing is underway for the other eight locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to mainland China.
About the confirmed cases
Case 86
6. Case 86 is a 24 year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). He is linked to Case 82[1].
7. He reported onset of symptoms on 14 February and had sought treatment at two general practitioner (GP) clinics on 16 February and 18 February. He went to the emergency department at Ng Teng Feng General Hospital on 19 February and was immediately isolated. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 20 February afternoon.
8. Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his home at Bukit Batok East Avenue 5. He is a student at Singapore Institute of Technology, but had not gone to school since onset of symptoms.
Case 85 (Announced on 20 February)
9. Case 85 is a 36 year-old male Chinese national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and has no recent travel history to China. He is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
10. He reported onset of symptoms on 14 February and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 14 February, 16 February and 19 February, as well as Yishun Polyclinic on 19 February. He was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in an ambulance on the same day. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 20 February morning.
11. Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his rental apartment at Woodlands Avenue 6, except to seek medical treatment.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
12. To date, a total of 47 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital. Of the 39 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Five are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases
13. Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.
14. As of 21 February 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 2,696 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 1,122 are currently quarantined, and 1,574 have completed their quarantine.
Health advisory
15. Singaporeans are advised to defer all travel to Hubei Province and all non-essential travel to Mainland China.
16. All travellers should monitor their health closely for two weeks upon return to Singapore and seek medical attention promptly if they feel unwell. Travellers should inform their doctor of their travel history. If they have a fever or respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath), they should wear a mask and call the clinic ahead of the visit.
17. Travellers and members of the public should adopt the following precautions at all times:
Avoid close contact with people who are unwell or showing symptoms of illness;
Observe good personal hygiene;
Practise frequent hand washing with soap (e.g. before handling food or eating, after going to toilet, or when hands are dirtied by respiratory secretions after coughing or sneezing);
Wear a mask if you have respiratory symptoms such as a cough or shortness of breath;
Cover your mouth with a tissue paper when coughing or sneezing, and dispose the soiled tissue paper in the rubbish bin immediately; and
Seek medical attention promptly if you are feeling unwell.
18. MOH will continue to monitor the situation closely. As medical practitioners are on the lookout for suspect cases, Singapore is likely to see more cases that will need to be investigated.
Iran update. Plus rumors that an Iranian official has been infected
Iran reports 10 new Covid-19 cases, 5th fatality
By AFP - February 22, 2020 @ 5:23pm
TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday reported 10 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases and one new death, bringing the total number of deaths in the Islamic republic to five and infections to 28.
“We have 10 new confirmed cases of Covid-19,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on state television.
“One of the new cases has unfortunately passed away,” he added, noting that eight of them have been hospitalised in Qom and two in Tehran, without specifying where the death occurred.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2020/02/567998/iran-reports-10-new-covid-19-cases-5th-fatality
UAE upadate
Iranian couple diagnosed with COVID-19 in UAE, taking number of cases to 13
Husband, 70, said to be “unstable” and in ICU as is another Filipino patient,43
Published: February 22, 2020 11:24 Sharmila Dhal, Deputy UAE Editor
Dubai: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Saturday confirmed that two more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the UAE, taking the total number of cases in the country to 13.
Saturday’s confirmed cases include a 70-year old Iranian visitor and his 64-year-old wife. The husband’s condition is said to be “unstable” and he is being closely monitored at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital...
Israel/S Korea
9 South Koreans test positive for coronavirus after returning from Israel
Today, 07:40 AM
9 South Koreans test positive for coronavirus after returning from Israel
Israeli Health Ministry publishes list of places the group visited during February 8-15 visit, calls on anyone who was in close contact with them to self-quarantine
By TOI staff and Agencies Today, 12:44 pm 1
The Health Ministry on Saturday said nine South Koreans tested positive for the coronavirus after a recent visit to Israel.
The Koreans were in Israel from February 8-15 and were confirmed to have the virus upon their return to South Korea, according to a statement from the ministry.
The ministry called on anyone who was in close contact with the Koreans to report this and self-quarantine for 14 days from the date of their last interaction.
Just migrated my investments. I plan on sitting on it until I see the virus gone and the markets under control.
There is a lot of research about the virus now, and I don’t plan on posting every article, but for those who are interested there is a great list here https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/-2019-ncov-new-coronavirus/-2019-ncov-studies-research-academia
so infected stool goes into sewer n then to water treatment plant ... does the treatment kill the virus?
Reuters
@Reuters
Samsung Electronics confirms coronavirus case at phone factory complex in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Saturday that one coronavirus case had been confirmed at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi, causing a shutdown of its entire facility there until Monday morning.
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1231212162389069825
In before @bagster asks you to ... oh wait, wrong thread. :-P
Katie, bar the door.
Amir Tsarfati
@BeholdIsrael
Growing concerns in #China: a 70 years old male started developing symptoms a period of 27 days after his infection with #coronavirus.
oh sh*t.
What is this, disposable doctors?
I could NOT find a security which matched that.
Else I would have loaded up the truck: at that point, even a recovery to 10% of normal is a return of 2000 TIMES the investment...
Italy
In Lombardy the number of people tested positive for Covid-19 has risen to 39
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