Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed over 10,000 lives worldwide, most of them in Europe and Asia. Italy is the worst affected with 4000 fatalities, followed by China, the initial epicentre of the
outbreak. In India, the total number of deaths stands at 4, while the number of infections reported is 271.
Novel Coronavirus – Republic of Korea (ex-China)
The case-patient had developed fever, chill, and muscle pain on 18 January while in Wuhan. She visited a local hospital in Wuhan and was initially diagnosed with a cold. On 19 January , the case-patient was detected with fever (38.3 °C) upon arrival at the Incheon International Airport. The case-patient was transferred to a national designated isolation hospital for testing and treatment. She was tested positive for pancoronavirus reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, and subsequently was confirmed positive for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 20 January by sequencing at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Upon detection, the patient had chills, runny nose, and muscle pain.
Public health response
Contact tracing and other epidemiological investigation are underway;
The government of the Republic of Korea has scaled up the national alert level from Blue (Level 1) to Yellow (Level 2 out of 4-level national crisis management system);The Republic of Korea health authority has strengthened surveillance for pneumonia cases in health facilities nationwide since 3 January 2020;Quarantine and screening measures have been enhanced for travelers from Wuhan at the point of entries (PoE) since 3 January 2020;Public risk communication has been enhanced.
Coronavirus Covid-19 India Cases
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