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Mod note: Keep it on topic. Random political topics should go in the appropriate thread. This thread is for new and ongoing info related to Covid-19.


The Official Breaking News thread on the worldwide Coronavirus epidemic, v6

This serious topic is for rational and informed grown-ups only. That means neither the hysterical "The end is nigh! We're all gonna die!" nor the ignorant "It's just the flu! Nothing to see here!" folks are welcomed here. Neither are the usual partisan hacks who wants to discuss U.S politics rather than the actual worldwide epidemic itself.
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Refrain from clogging up the thread with off-topic derailments, empty posts, dumb memes, or regurgitating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories or blatantly-fake news/videos/photos that have already been debunked in the previous threads (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5).
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Don't try to make sense out of the cooked "official stats" from Beijing, nor taking the fear-mongering/rage-baiting tabloids seriously.
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Stay calmed and informed. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Be safe, everyone!
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Background info on the newly-discovered "SARS-CoV-2" Coronavirus strain:
The 2019 novel coronavirus is now named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), while the disease associated with it is referred to as COVID-19 ("CO" for "Corona", "VI" for "Virus", and "D" for Disease). Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV.”

SARS-CoV-2 was identified in China at the end of 2019 and is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. Analysis of the genetic tree of this virus indicates it originated in bats, but whether the virus jumped directly from bats or whether there was an intermediary animal host is not yet known.

The principal mode of transmission is still thought to be respiratory droplets, which may travel up to six feet from someone who is sneezing or coughing. The new coronavirus isn’t believed to be an airborne virus, like measles or smallpox, that can circulate through the air.

Close contact with an infectious person, such as shaking hands, or touching a doorknob, tabletop or other surfaces touched by an infectious person, and then touching your nose, eyes, or mouth can also transmit the virus.

The virus may be spread by fecal contamination of the environment, such as through leaky sewage pipes.

We do not yet have definitive data on how long the new coronavirus can survive on surfaces, but based on data from other coronaviruses such as SARS, it may be for up to two days at room temperatures.
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Useful Resources:
Live News Updates: BNO Newsroom, CBS, Guardian , CNBC, NY Times, CNN
Live Infections Map: COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE.
Masks/Respirators Guide: American N95 and N100 vs. European's FFP2 and FFP3.
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Carnival-going German couple contract coronavirus, authorities fear it has spread
by Matthias Inverardi,Holger Hansen, Thomas Seythal, Angus MacSwan | 26.02.2020

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Stefan Pusch, district chief executive of the North-Rhine Westphalian district of Heinsberg, Karl-Josef Laumann, federal minister for health, labour and social affairs of North-Rhine Westphalia NRW, Dieter Haeussinger, professor in ordinary of the Duesseldorf university clinic UKD and virologist professor Joerg Timm of the UKD​

A German couple who have contracted the coronavirus had taken part in local carnival celebrations and also visited the Netherlands in the 10 days before they were diagnosed, officials said on Wednesday.

Authorities in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are now racing to stop the coronavirus spreading and are tracking down people the couple have been in contact with in their home district of Heinsberg.

“It’s a rather Sisyphean task,” district administrator Stephan Pusch said. “We’re assuming that they were out with the symptoms for ten days.”

The man, a 47-year-old entrepreneur, is now seriously ill and requires mechanical ventilation. His wife, a kindergarten teacher aged 46, has pneumonia and fever but her case is not as serious as her husband’s, physician Dieter Haeussinger told a news conference in Duesseldorf on Wednesday.

It is not known how the couple contracted the virus, which is quickly spreading around the world after breaking out in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan late last year.

The couple attended carnival celebrations in the village of Langbroich and also went on a short trip to the Netherlands, authorities said.

Kindergartens and schools in the area are shut until Monday and citizens have been asked to refrain from large gatherings, Pusch said. Authorities also have closed two doctors’ offices that the man had visited.

State health minister Karl-Josef Laumann said the patients’ contacts at two hospitals in the town of Erkelenz and the city of Cologne had been identified and would stop working for now.

The couple is being treated at the university hospital of Duesseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Germany has 19 confirmed coronavirus cases so far, 14 of which are related to an infection cluster at an automobile parts supplier in the Munich area. Two more patients were tested positive after returning from Wuhan.

Additionally, a 25-year-old man was tested positive for the virus on Tuesday in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg after returning from a trip to the Italian city of Milan. Regional broadcaster SWR reported on Wednesday that there were two more infections related to the man’s case.

If confirmed, this would bring the number of known German cases to 21.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-authorities-fear-it-has-spread-idUSKCN20K2E3
 
Italy scrambles to contain coronavirus after admitting hospital mess-up
By Angela Dewan, Sharon Braithwaite and Nicola Ruotolo | Feb 26, 2020

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Italian authorities were on the defensive Tuesday as they faced tough questions over the country's handling of the novel coronavirus, which is rapidly spreading across the country's northern regions.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has tried to allay fears that the central government is unable to contain the virus, after he was forced to admit that a hospital in the northern town of Codogno had mishandled the region's first coronavirus case and had contributed to the deadly virus' spread.

Italy has confirmed 322 cases of the virus, the Italian civil protection agency said Tuesday. That's the highest number of coronavirus infections outside Asia.

The cases are heavily concentrated in the region of Lombardy where 212 infections have been confirmed. The authorities said Tuesday evening that 11 people have so far died from the virus in the country.

"Our health system is excellent, our precautionary measures are of the utmost rigor and we trust that, by virtue of the combined provisions ... we will promote a containment effect," Conte told reporters on Tuesday.

When asked by journalists what went wrong at the hospital, he responded. "This is not the time for controversy" and added that Lombardy authorities had collated a report that "absolutely demonstrates the full correctness of the work of the health workers of the Codogno hospital."

In a previous interview with Sky TG 24, however, he said: "I cannot say that I am not worried, I don't want anyone to think that we are underestimating this emergency. But I can say that with the measures we have enforced, I am faithful that we will have a containment effect in the coming days."

Italy has put several cities and towns in the country's north on lockdown, banning people from entering or leaving affected areas, suspending public events and closing attractions, such as museums, to the public, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. The measure effectively put an estimated 100,000 people under quarantine.

Conte said his government had presented draft orders to regions near affected areas as well as those unaffected to "ensure maximum uniformity of behavior throughout the national territory" and to help contain the viral spread.

Walter Ricciardi -- a member of the World Health Organization's executive committee, who also advises the Italian government -- conceded that it was difficult to enforce responsive measures at the regional level, where it is needed.

"The measures that have been taken recently, that the Prime Minister and all ministers are currently discussing with the regions, are going in the right direction," he told journalists Tuesday.

"But all the organization and management mechanisms are entrusted to the regions, unlike other countries that have a single command line, and so it is no coincidence that they currently have fewer cases than we do."

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'Patient 1' mishandled

Conte on Monday night said that the hospital that treated the first coronavirus case in Codogno, known as Patient 1, had not followed protocol. Conte did not elaborate on what protocols were breached.

It was clear "there has been a management of the hospital not entirely proper according to prudent protocols, which are recommended in these cases, and this has certainly contributed to the spread," he said.

Italian authorities have identified Patient 1 as a 38-year-old man, giving only the name Mattia.

Mattia was originally in intensive care for respiratory problems at a hospital in Codogno, but is now being treated at the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia, about 35 kilometers south of Milan, Italian Civil Protection Agency spokesman Juri Pittaluga told CNN. Mattia's pregnant wife, Valentina, has also tested positive for the virus and is in the Sacco hospital in Milan, but her health condition is "not worrying at all," Pittaluga said.

Italian authorities have not been able to identify Patient 0, the term given to the person who brought the coronavirus into the country, a crucial piece of information that could potentially prevent new clusters of cases.

The rapid spread of the virus in Italy has sparked fears of contagion across the European Union. The EU's Schengen Area allows people in most member states, as well as many tourists, to move freely between countries without border checks.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Tuesday announced the country's first coronavirus case, a "younger" male Croatian who had recently traveled to Italy.

He said the man was exhibiting mild symptoms and was being kept in isolation at a specialized clinic for infectious diseases in Zagreb.

The UK Department of Health put out a new travel advisory saying British travelers returning from northern Italy -- areas north of Pisa, Florence and Rimini -- should self-isolate if they display flu-like symptoms. The advice was issued the week after some schools took half-term breaks, a period when many British families travel to other European countries.

A team of health experts from the World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control arrived in Italy on Monday to assist local authorities.
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Coronavirus: Outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy
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Austria, Croatia, Greece and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had been to Italy, as did Algeria in Africa.

The first positive virus test has been recorded in Latin America - a Brazilian resident just returned from Italy.

Italy has in recent days become Europe's worst-affected country.

Authorities have confirmed more than 300 cases and 12 deaths there, the most recent a 70-year-old resident of Lombardy who died after being taken to intensive care in Parma. The country has also seen four children infected.

Its neighbours, however, have decided closing borders would be "disproportionate".

Health ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the EU Commission committed to keeping frontiers open at a meeting on Tuesday as new cases of the virus emerged throughout Europe and in central and southern Italy.

"We're talking about a virus that doesn't respect borders," said Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza.

His German counterpart, Jens Spahn, said the neighbours were taking the situation "very, very seriously" but acknowledged "it could get worse before it gets better".

In the UK, schoolchildren returning from holidays in northern Italy have been sent home, with the government issuing new guidance to travellers.

But Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there were no plans to stop flights from Italy, which attracts about three million British visitors each year.

"If you look at Italy, they stopped all flights from China and they're now the worst-affected country in Europe," he said.



What's the global picture?

As of Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that 80,980 people had been infected with the coronavirus, which originated in China.

Officials in Iran said 19 people had died, while 139 had been infected.

It is widely believed that the scale of infection in Iran is far greater than official figures suggest. The infection of the country's deputy health minister has deepened fears that the virus has already spread widely.

President Hassan Rouhani said there were no plans to impose quarantine rules on any cities or regions, but that "if an individual has early symptoms, that person must be quarantined".

South Korea on Wednesday reported 115 new cases, bringing the number of infections there to 1,261, according to local media reports. Eleven people have died in the country, which has the most infections outside China.

The US military confirmed that one of its soldiers based in South Korea had tested positive, marking the first infection of a US service member. It said the 23-year-old soldier - who had been based near the city of Daegu - was in self-quarantine.

Some 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea as a deterrent against potential aggression from North Korea.

Many of the cases in South Korea are linked to a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu. All the church's more than 215,000 members are now being tested, according to reports.

In Brazil, local media reported on Tuesday that an initial test on a 61-year-old man from São Paulo who had recently been to northern Italy had come out positive. The individual arrived back in Brazil at the height of carnival festivities, when millions of people travel around the country.

In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on organisers of big sports and cultural events to cancel or postpone them for two weeks amid concerns that the coronavirus could threaten the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Most cases remain in China. According to the latest figures published on Wednesday, 78,064 people have been infected since the outbreak began.

Health officials also reported 52 more deaths on Tuesday, the lowest daily total in more than three weeks. The overall death toll in mainland China is now 2,715.

Numbers of new infections have been declining there. Several regions have downgraded their emergency response levels after assessing that health risks have receded.

Much attention has now turned to clusters of cases abroad and transmission between countries.

WHO's director general has said the sudden increase in cases in countries outside China is "deeply concerning".

On Tuesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the virus could bring "severe" disruption to the US, with one official saying it was not a question of if but when the virus would become a global pandemic.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged all nations to "tell the truth about the coronavirus", saying that Washington was concerned that Iran may have concealed "vital details".

There are fears that the many Muslim Shia pilgrims and migrant workers who will have travelled between Iran and other parts of the region in recent weeks could have already spread the virus.

Iran is believed to have been the source of the first cases reported by neighbouring Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Oman, which have now imposed restrictions on travel to and from the Islamic republic.
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Japan Rejects Possible Tokyo Olympics Cancellation Amid Coronavirus Threat
Lisette Voytko | Feb 26, 2020

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Japanese officials pushed back Wednesday on a comment made by International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound, who said the Tokyo Olympics could potentially be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, while Japan considers pausing sporting events for two weeks to curb the disease’s spread.
  • According to Nikkei Asian Review, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said during a Wednesday press conference that the Olympics will be held as planned in July.
  • "We would like to prepare steadily for the event, including offering information abroad regarding our measures against the spread of the coronavirus," Suga said.
  • Suga’s comment contradicts a statement made Tuesday by Pound, who told the Associated Press “you’re probably looking at a cancellation” if the IOC decides it’s too much of a risk for the Olympics to take place.
  • Pound said that there are too many logistics for the Games to be postponed, citing professional league schedules, television and media schedules, along with other “moving parts” that make that option impractical.
  • The possibility of relocating the Games to another city such as London has been floated, along with splitting the competition up across different locations, but Pound said there not enough time to make those viable options.
  • Sponsors could lose out financially, according to Nikkei, which cited analysts that said there would be little recourse for sponsors to recoup their money if the Olympics get canceled.

Big number: Between $12.6 billion to $25.2 billion. That’s how much Japan has spent to build facilities and prepare for the Olympics, according to CBS News. If the Olympics were delayed by a year, Japan would have to wait that much time before making any money back on their investment.

What to watch for: How the coronavirus outbreak progresses. As of Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported that Japan had 157 confirmed cases. Across the world, over 2,700 people have died and more than 80,000 have been sickened. The 2016 Games went on in Brazil despite the Zika virus outbreak.

Key background: Pound, an IOC member since 1978 and former Canadian swimming champion, told the AP that “as far as we all know” the Olympics will kick off in Tokyo as scheduled. The IOC also has a $1 billion emergency fund to help organizations that depend on revenue from the Games in order to survive, according to CBS. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe called for parliament to suspend sporting and cultural events for two weeks, saying that period of time is “extremely important in stopping the spread of infection.” Globally, coronavirus has negatively impacted markets, travel, and various businesses, with airlines and cruises canceling trips and stores shuttering their doors to stem the spread of the disease.

Tangent: Tokyo was supposed to hold the Olympics in 1940, but it was cancelled because of World War II.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisett...llation-amid-coronavirus-threat/#3ca3e7184c9e
 
The Korean clusters
How coronavirus cases exploded in South Korea
February 26, 2020

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Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a bus garage on Feb. 26 in Seoul, South Korea.​

South Korea has announced hundreds of new coronavirus cases in the space of only a few days and raised its infectious disease alert to the highest level. The surge in cases has centred around two main clusters from a church in Daegu city and a nearby hospital. The new outbreak has pushed South Korea’s tally of confirmed cases much higher than anywhere else outside of China.

The virus was first confirmed in the country on Jan. 20 when a 35-year-old Chinese woman who flew from Wuhan, China to Incheon international airport, which serves Seoul, was isolated upon entry into the country. In the four weeks following the incident, South Korea managed to avoid a major outbreak with only 30 people contracting the virus, despite many interactions between those later confirmed as being sick and hundreds more people being identified as contacts of the sick patients.

This changed with the emergence of “Patient 31.”

It’s not clear where Patient 31 became infected with the virus, but in the days before her diagnosis, she travelled to crowded spots in Daegu, as well as in the capital Seoul. On February 6 she was in a minor traffic accident in Daegu, and checked herself into an Oriental medicine hospital. While at that hospital, she attended services at the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, on February 9 and again on February 16.

In between those visits, on February 15, doctors at the hospital said they first suggested she be tested for the coronavirus, as she had a high fever. Instead, the woman went to a buffet lunch with a friend at a hotel. In an interview with local newspaper Joongang Ilbo, the woman denied that doctors had advised her to be tested. As her symptoms worsened, however, doctors say they once again advised her to be tested. On February 17, she finally went to another hospital for the test. The next day, health authorities announced she was the country’s 31st confirmed case. In only a matter of days, those numbers had soared as hundreds of people at the Shincheonji Church and surrounding areas tested positive.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday they had obtained a list of 9,300 people who had attended those two Shincheonji church services, around 1,200 of whom had complained of flu-like symptoms. Hundreds of cases have now been confirmed there.

A second major cluster emerged from a nearby hospital in Cheongdo, a county close to Daegu. Authorities are investigating links between the church in Daegu and a funeral service at the hospital, which a number of church members attended from January 31-February 2. If confirmed, it means Patient 31 could be linked to both clusters. Between Daegu and Cheongdo county, the areas account for around 80 percent of the cases in the entire country.

Authorities are still investigating how Patient 31 contracted the virus, having no recent record of overseas travel or earlier known contact with other confirmed cases.
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Today was the first day that I heard on Calgary news that they recommend people do some preparation. Until now any reports I had heard were just treating it as a something happening elsewhere, not really mentioning the chance of coming here. Though admittedly I catch news somewhat sporadically.
 
Coronavirus carrier from China faces jail in Singapore for lying over movements
February 26, 2020

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A Chinese national who contracted coronavirus has been charged by Singaporean authorities for allegedly giving false information about his whereabouts in the city-state and could face up to six months in jail.

Singapore has won international praise for its fastidious approach in tackling the virus - which has included using police investigators and security cameras to help track suspect carriers. The wealthy island state, an important regional financial center and transport hub, has confirmed 91 cases so far.

The health ministry on Wednesday said it had charged a 38-year-old man from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus first surfaced late last year, and his wife who resides in Singapore for allegedly providing false information to authorities about their movements for contact tracing.

The husband had been confirmed to be infected with the virus in late January, and has since recovered, while his wife had been quarantined due to her close contact with him.

The health ministry said "detailed investigations" had established their true movements and they were charged "in view of the potentially serious repercussions of the false information...and the risk they could have posed to public health".

Charges under the Infectious Diseases Act are rare and this is the first case during the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore. First time offenders under the Act can be fined up to S$10,000 ($7,147) or imprisoned for six months, or both.

Also on Wednesday, Singapore said a 45-year-old man lost his residency status after failing to comply with an order to stay at home for 14 days when he returned from China. The city-state - known for its tough laws - has also cancelled work passes and cut employers' rights to hire foreigners for breaches of other virus prevention measures.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news...il-in-singapore-for-lying-over-movements.html
 
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Japan Rejects Possible Tokyo Olympics Cancellation Amid Coronavirus Threat
Lisette Voytko | Feb 26, 2020

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Japanese officials pushed back Wednesday on a comment made by International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound, who said the Tokyo Olympics could potentially be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, while Japan considers pausing sporting events for two weeks to curb the disease’s spread.
  • According to Nikkei Asian Review, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said during a Wednesday press conference that the Olympics will be held as planned in July.
  • "We would like to prepare steadily for the event, including offering information abroad regarding our measures against the spread of the coronavirus," Suga said.
  • Suga’s comment contradicts a statement made Tuesday by Pound, who told the Associated Press “you’re probably looking at a cancellation” if the IOC decides it’s too much of a risk for the Olympics to take place.
  • Pound said that there are too many logistics for the Games to be postponed, citing professional league schedules, television and media schedules, along with other “moving parts” that make that option impractical.
  • The possibility of relocating the Games to another city such as London has been floated, along with splitting the competition up across different locations, but Pound said there not enough time to make those viable options.
  • Sponsors could lose out financially, according to Nikkei, which cited analysts that said there would be little recourse for sponsors to recoup their money if the Olympics get canceled.

Big number: Between $12.6 billion to $25.2 billion. That’s how much Japan has spent to build facilities and prepare for the Olympics, according to CBS News. If the Olympics were delayed by a year, Japan would have to wait that much time before making any money back on their investment.

What to watch for: How the coronavirus outbreak progresses. As of Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported that Japan had 157 confirmed cases. Across the world, over 2,700 people have died and more than 80,000 have been sickened. The 2016 Games went on in Brazil despite the Zika virus outbreak.

Key background: Pound, an IOC member since 1978 and former Canadian swimming champion, told the AP that “as far as we all know” the Olympics will kick off in Tokyo as scheduled. The IOC also has a $1 billion emergency fund to help organizations that depend on revenue from the Games in order to survive, according to CBS. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe called for parliament to suspend sporting and cultural events for two weeks, saying that period of time is “extremely important in stopping the spread of infection.” Globally, coronavirus has negatively impacted markets, travel, and various businesses, with airlines and cruises canceling trips and stores shuttering their doors to stem the spread of the disease.

Tangent: Tokyo was supposed to hold the Olympics in 1940, but it was cancelled because of World War II.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisett...llation-amid-coronavirus-threat/#3ca3e7184c9e
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Lol. Pride and honour above all!

I suspect they're making plans behind the scenes to implement a possible shut down, just don't want the world to know.
 
Arkain2K said:
Coronavirus carrier from China faces jail in Singapore for lying over movements
February 26, 2020

2020_02_19_86953_1582079893._large.jpg

A Chinese national who contracted coronavirus has been charged by Singaporean authorities for allegedly giving false information about his whereabouts in the city-state and could face up to six months in jail.

Singapore has won international praise for its fastidious approach in tackling the virus - which has included using police investigators and security cameras to help track suspect carriers. The wealthy island state, an important regional financial center and transport hub, has confirmed 91 cases so far.

The health ministry on Wednesday said it had charged a 38-year-old man from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus first surfaced late last year, and his wife who resides in Singapore for allegedly providing false information to authorities about their movements for contact tracing.

The husband had been confirmed to be infected with the virus in late January, and has since recovered, while his wife had been quarantined due to her close contact with him.

The health ministry said "detailed investigations" had established their true movements and they were charged "in view of the potentially serious repercussions of the false information...and the risk they could have posed to public health".

Charges under the Infectious Diseases Act are rare and this is the first case during the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore. First time offenders under the Act can be fined up to S$10,000 ($7,147) or imprisoned for six months, or both.

Also on Wednesday, Singapore said a 45-year-old man lost his residency status after failing to comply with an order to stay at home for 14 days when he returned from China. The city-state - known for its tough laws - has also cancelled work passes and cut employers' rights to hire foreigners for breaches of other virus prevention measures.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news...il-in-singapore-for-lying-over-movements.html
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These are the type of travelling retards that spread shit and give zero fucks..
 
Corwinn said:
Today was the first day that I heard on Calgary news that they recommend people do some preparation. Until now any reports I had heard were just treating it as a something happening elsewhere, not really mentioning the chance of coming here. Though admittedly I catch news somewhat sporadically.
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From what I observe, the Canadian government just sit back and watch what the U.S does first, and then copy the blue-print (repatriation, quarantine protocol, etc), that way it's easier to sell their plan to their people.

The CDC announcing yesterday that the virus spread in the U.S is inevitable and ask Americans to make preparations might have helped Canada wakes up.
 
Arkain2K said:
Carnival-going German couple contract coronavirus, authorities fear it has spread
by Matthias Inverardi,Holger Hansen, Thomas Seythal, Angus MacSwan | 26.02.2020

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Stefan Pusch, district chief executive of the North-Rhine Westphalian district of Heinsberg, Karl-Josef Laumann, federal minister for health, labour and social affairs of North-Rhine Westphalia NRW, Dieter Haeussinger, professor in ordinary of the Duesseldorf university clinic UKD and virologist professor Joerg Timm of the UKD​

A German couple who have contracted the coronavirus had taken part in local carnival celebrations and also visited the Netherlands in the 10 days before they were diagnosed, officials said on Wednesday.

Authorities in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are now racing to stop the coronavirus spreading and are tracking down people the couple have been in contact with in their home district of Heinsberg.

“It’s a rather Sisyphean task,” district administrator Stephan Pusch said. “We’re assuming that they were out with the symptoms for ten days.”

The man, a 47-year-old entrepreneur, is now seriously ill and requires mechanical ventilation. His wife, a kindergarten teacher aged 46, has pneumonia and fever but her case is not as serious as her husband’s, physician Dieter Haeussinger told a news conference in Duesseldorf on Wednesday.

It is not known how the couple contracted the virus, which is quickly spreading around the world after breaking out in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan late last year.

The couple attended carnival celebrations in the village of Langbroich and also went on a short trip to the Netherlands, authorities said.

Kindergartens and schools in the area are shut until Monday and citizens have been asked to refrain from large gatherings, Pusch said. Authorities also have closed two doctors’ offices that the man had visited.

State health minister Karl-Josef Laumann said the patients’ contacts at two hospitals in the town of Erkelenz and the city of Cologne had been identified and would stop working for now.

The couple is being treated at the university hospital of Duesseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Germany has 19 confirmed coronavirus cases so far, 14 of which are related to an infection cluster at an automobile parts supplier in the Munich area. Two more patients were tested positive after returning from Wuhan.

Additionally, a 25-year-old man was tested positive for the virus on Tuesday in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg after returning from a trip to the Italian city of Milan. Regional broadcaster SWR reported on Wednesday that there were two more infections related to the man’s case.

If confirmed, this would bring the number of known German cases to 21.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-authorities-fear-it-has-spread-idUSKCN20K2E3
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The Dutch government is really dropping the ball on this one; initially, they wanted to track down the people he had contact with while he was here, but they cancelled that within minutes, because according to our version of the CDC, the guy didn't show symptoms till a week after he had been to the Netherlands, so he couldn't have spread it here.
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere they figured out that a-symptomatic patients can still transmit the virus. Idiots.
 
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