The number of infected is now up to 4,587 and the number of dead is 106, according to the latest official figures from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
So far, all infected globally have been people who were in or near Wuhan. However, on Tuesday, Germany and Japan reported their first cases of dispersal between people outside China. Also, a person in Vietnam must have been infected outside China.
Evacuations startedOn Wednesday, 240 Americans were evacuated by flights from Wuhan. Previously, a Japanese aircraft with 200 people from Wuhan landed in Tokyo. There, patients with symptoms have been taken to a specialized facility, while those without symptoms are taken to other hospitals for examination.
Two aircraft will also be sent to evacuate EU citizens, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. A first aircraft takes off from France today to pick up 250 French nationals. Later this week, a second aircraft will be lifted to pick up 100 citizens from other countries.
Five Swedes live in WuhanSwedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde (S) cannot answer whether Swedes will be on board the aircraft.
"This is about the EU having activated its civil protection mechanism and we are currently investigating whether it applies to Swedes as well," she says.
The Foreign Ministry has contact with about 15 Swedes in Wuhan.
SVT reported · The spread of the corona virus
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Hey! Here we continuously report on the spread and development of the corona virus (2019-nCoV).
Dead: 106 people.
Infected: Over 4,500 people.
Affected countries: China, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, Vietnam, Japan, USA, Canada, Australia, Cambodia, France and Germany.
Facts:
- The virus was discovered in late December in the Chinese multi-million city of Wuhan and has been traced to a market.
- Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. They lead to pneumonia which can be fatal, in combination with other underlying disease.
- Researchers consider it most likely that animals are the primary source of infection. The virus can also infect humans.
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Germany has had its first confirmed case of the corona virus spread in China, a 33-year-old German national.
The first coronavirus case in Germany
SVT NewsGermany has had its first confirmed case of the new corona virus spread in China. This is a person in Bavaria, who is supervised and received care in an isolated ward. It is also clear that Hong Kong limits the opportunities to travel to mainland China.SVT · Ida Jansson
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Also in Japan, a first case of coronavirus is suspected where the infection has spread from one person to another who has not been to Wuhan, China. It announces the country's health minister on Tuesday, reports CNN.
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The median age of those affected by the coronavirus is 49 years and most (73 percent) are men, according to an analysis of the first cases.
First virus cases mapped
SVT NyheterOron for the corona virus is spreading around the world, but many of the infected people who need hospital care have also suffered from underlying disease. It shows the analysis of the first cases that are now complete.SVT · Ida Jansson
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The Foreign Ministry advises against travel to areas in China affected by the corona virus.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to affected areas in China
SVT NewsUD advises against travel to areas in China affected by the coronavirus. Previously, Norway and Denmark have changed their travel recommendations and now advise against travel to Hubei province in China, reports TT. The advice from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not primarily be because of the risk of being infected by the corona virus, but because of the burden on the health care in the province.SVT · Ida Jansson
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday that train traffic between Hong Kong and Mainland China will be stopped.
Carrie Lam: Train traffic stops between Hong Kong and China
SVT NewsTrain traffic between Hong Kong and China is now suspended due to the corona virus. It announces Hong Kong political leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday, reports Bloomberg News.SVT · Ida Jansson
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The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing during the day. They have discussed how people in the virus-affected areas can be best protected from infection as well as possible alternatives to evacuations, says a spokesman for WHO, according to Reuters.
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The spread of the virus is faster than scientists have anticipated, according to Andy Pekosz, professor of microbiology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA.
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- It makes it very difficult to limit, Andy Pekosz tells TT.
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About forty people with whom the German citizen with coronavirus has been in contact are now being tested for the virus. This applies, among other things, to children and staff at the preschool where the infected person's children go, writes DN.
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