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The Ministry of Health is developing an action protocol in the event of possible suspicious cases of the new type of coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has its origin in a meat market in the city of Wuhan (China) and has infected moment to 270 people and has produced six deceased .
This is reflected in the latest report of the Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (Ccaes) of the Ministry of Health, which states that the risk of introducing the virus into our country "at this time, is considered very low . "
The US authorities confirmed on Tuesday the case of a patient in the state of Washington diagnosed with this virus, the first case outside of Asia.
Despite the low risk in our country, the presentation of Alerts and Preparedness and Response Plans has been convened to review the situation and the epidemiological update, as well as the diagnostic capacity and response actions.
In addition, according to the report, a question and answer document is being prepared for communication with citizens.
Health recalls that Spain does not have airports with flights with direct connection to Wuhan and this city is not a frequent tourist destination, although an increase in travelers to and from China is expected in the coming weeks for the Chinese New Year holidays.
The impact on public health, in case of detecting an imported case in our country, is considered very low since, if there is a person-to-person transmission of the virus, it is limited and is associated with close contact , the report explains.
According to experts from the Animal Health program of the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), based in Barcelona, 2019-nCoV is less aggressive than other known coronaviruses.
It is a virus of the same family as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans, but also have the ability to be transmitted between humans.
They are called coronaviruses due to the pathogen's shape and they mainly affect the respiratory tract - especially the lungs - cause serious illness and in some cases death.
The main symptoms are more intense than a flu , with fever, pain and malaise and respiratory problems.
The World Health Organization has convened for this Wednesday the Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations in order to review the status of the situation in the affected countries, assess whether the event constitutes a public health emergency of international importance and relevance of issuing temporary recommendations.
In Spain, Ccaes keeps the Alerts network informed with periodic updates of the outbreak situation, which are also accessible to the public through the web
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