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Updated at 10:00 a.m. BJT, Jan. 19
Seventeen more people have been diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus, which has caused the recent pneumonia outbreak in central China's city of Wuhan, the local health commission announced on Sunday.
The initial investigation has found that the virus outbreak appears to be linked to a single seafood market, which is located in a densely populated area, not far from one of the city's busiest train stations.
But a recent analysis of the epidemiological data revealed that some of the cases had no history of exposure to the seafood market, according to the announcement.
As of Friday midnight, 62 pneumonia cases were reported, among which 19 have been cured and discharged from the hospital, eight have remained in critical condition, and two have died, data from the commission shows.
A total of 763 people who have had close contact with the patients have been identified, and 681 of them were no longer under medical observation.
Updated at 15:00 p.m. BJT, Jan. 18
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials told AP they will begin taking temperatures and asking about symptoms of passengers at three U.S. airports who traveled from the outbreak city of Wuhan.
Officials estimate roughly 5,000 passengers will go through the process in the next couple of weeks at New York City's Kennedy airport and the Los Angeles and San Francisco airports.
Updated at 10:05 a.m. BJT, Jan. 18
Four more cases have been infected, the local health commission announced on Saturday. All of them are now in stable condition, and have been transferred to the same hospital for treatment.
Updated at 13:12 p.m. BJT, Jan. 17
A second patient infected with the new coronavirus has been confirmed dead. While Thailand has found and confirmed a second case of the virus as they ramped up checks on Chinese visitors, nearly a million of whom are expected for Lunar New Year holidays next week.
The two Chinese patients in Thailand were now safe but needed to go through a few more procedures before Thai authorities could let them return home, Thailand's Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told Reuters.
Updated at 14:09 p.m. BJT, Jan. 16
A pneumonia patient was found infected with coronavirus in Japan and was released from the hospital after treatment, the country's health ministry said.
The patient, in his 30s, had a fever on January 3 during his travel in Wuhan. He received treatment in Japan's hospital after he went back on January 6, and was released on January 15 as the symptoms relieved.
According to the ministry, the man didn't go to the seafood market in Wuhan, which is believed to be the source of the outbreak.
Updated at 09:31 a.m. BJT, Jan. 15
The limited possibility of human-to-human transmission has not been ruled out in a recent case of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, the local health commission reported.
A case of transmission between family members had been found. The husband was working at the local seafood market where the outbreak originated, while his wife denied exposure to the market. Though human-to-human transmission is possible, sustained human-to-human transmission is at low risk, the authority added.
Updated at 12:41 a.m. BJT, Jan. 14
The first case of novel coronavirus infection outside China has been detected in a Chinese tourist at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok in Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
The 61-year-old female traveler from Wuhan was diagnosed with mild pneumonia on January 8. Later, a laboratory test revealed that the woman was infected with the virus.
According to Thai officials, the patient is showing no signs of serious illness and likely to be discharged in a few days. They also conducted a health check of 16 co-passengers traveling in close contact with the woman. Results suggested all of them are not affected.
Updated at 08:09 a.m. BJT, Jan. 11
The local health commission reported the first death amid the recent pneumonia outbreak in central China's Wuhan City.
Updated at 08:56 a.m. BJT, Jan. 9
The virus that caused the pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan was identified as a new type of coronavirus. Chinese researchers told reporters that they have successfully obtained the genetic sequencing of the virus from one patient and verified 15 patients were infected with that specific type of virus.
Coronaviruses are pathogens that cause respiratory and intestinal diseases. The viruses are named for the crown-like spikes on their surface. There are six known human coronaviruses, four of which are commonly affected in humans, generally causing only mild respiratory symptoms similar to the common cold. But the other two, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, also known as SARS and MERS, respectively, will cause serious symptoms.
Updated at 22:34 p.m. BJT, Jan. 5
A total of 59 pneumonia cases have been confirmed in Wuhan. The root cause of the outbreak is still under investigation, but SARS, MERS and bird flu have all been ruled out.
Updated at 20:06 p.m. BJT, Jan. 3
A total of 44 people are showing symptoms of pneumonia in WuhanCity, of whom 11 are in serious condition, the city's Municipal Health Commission said on January 3.
Cases of viral pneumonia of unknown causes have been discovered in the city since December. Major symptoms include fever and difficulty in breathing.
Thirty-three patients are in stable condition. They've been quarantined and are receiving treatment at medical institutions in Wuhan.
Updated at 13:44 p.m. BJT, Dec. 31, 2019
Twenty-seven cases of viral pneumonia have been discovered in central China's Wuhan City, after a city-wide surveillance conducted in December, according to local authorities. Seven out of the 27 cases are in critical condition, while the rest are "controllable," authorities said. Most of the patients worked at a local seafood market and are currently being quarantined.
A team of experts from the National Health Commission was sent to Wuhan to deal with confirmed cases of pneumonia originating from an unknown source. Hospitals and medical institutions have been asked to track and report suspected cases and treatment as soon as possible.
(CGTN)
