- Coronavirus. Count: Italians lead normal lives. Doctors: contagion only by those who have symptoms
- Coronavirus, Di Maio: "Return of compatriots from China on Monday, Special Operations Unit established"
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February 02 2020 Coronavirus causes the first death outside of China. It is a 44 year old man. Chinese from Wuhan, he died in Manila in the Philippines where he was hospitalized on January 25th. "Countries need to prepare" to "identify cases as soon as possible and be ready for internal epidemic control, if this happens". This is the appeal launched by the WHO representative in Beijing, Gauden Galea, in an interview with Associated Press.
The number of infections in the coronavirus epidemic in China has exceeded 14,300 with 2,590 new confirmed cases. 45 new deaths from the virus, all in the province of Hubei, the most affected. The provisional death toll rose to 304.
Italy, repatriation begins
Meanwhile, in Italy , the Operating Committee chaired by the extraordinary Commissioner Angelo Borrelli to face the coronavirus emergency has taken the first decisions: starting from Monday, repatriation starts to and from China, and the control protocols at the airports will also be extended to flights in transit and the precautionary measures provided for airports will also be extended to ports. The 67 Italians who return from Wuhan on Monday will be transferred to the Olympic center of the 'military city' of Cecchignola, in Rome. The Operations Committee would have decided. The arrival of the flight at the military airport of Pratica di Mare, except for last-minute changes, is scheduled for 8.15 on Monday morning.
Visas from China suspended
"At this moment the important thing is to be able to contain the Coronavirus infection and avoid panic and alarmism as much as possible. On Thursday the representatives of the various categories of the tourism sector will be summoned to Mibact to take stock of the situation and understand how to deal with this phase. emergency, in particular on the front of incoming flows that are suffering from flight restrictions ". Lorenza Bonaccorsi, Undersecretary for Tourism of Mibact declares this in a note. "The authorization of visas in China for Italy by authorized agencies has been suspended. Only those granted by our consular structures for family reasons or cases of full-blown and clear urgency remain," he adds.
Borrelli: "We will not close the borders"
"There is no such condition today in Europe and in Italy that could lead to the hypothesis of a closure of borders. It would be a truly absurd measure". This was said by the extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency, Angelo Borrelli, underlining that work is still being done to understand how to strengthen the controls on trains and cars arriving in the country.
"The conditions of the couple remain fair"
The health conditions of the couple of Chinese tourists hospitalized in Spallanzani in Rome remain discreet. This was announced by the new medical bulletin, underlining that the 65-year-old woman accused "nausea and vomiting", while the 66-year-old man presents "a picture of bilateral alveolar interstitial pneumonia" and "fever associated with cough and asthenia" . The negative test by the Romanian worker who works in the hotel in Rome where the two Chinese stayed was also confirmed.
Spallanzani: 13 patients discharged and 13 under observation
"At the moment, 13 patients from areas of China affected by the epidemic are hospitalized at the Institute and all of them have undergone the test for the search for the new coronavirus, which is still ongoing - reads the Spallanzani bulletin - 13 others patients were isolated in our institute and discharged after the negative test result for the search for the new coronavirus ". As for the 20 people who have had contact with the Chinese couple positive for new coronavirus infection, they continue to be observed at the Spallanzani Institute. They are all in good general condition and their health is not of concern. "Two Chinese researchers who arrived in Trento on Friday are isolating for 14 days. The two young people decided, voluntarily, to accept the measures provided by the Ministry of Health for Coronavirus The two students, it should be stressed, show no symptoms. In these hours, therefore, people from China are invited to follow a precautionary protocol - defined as fiduciary isolation - regardless of the symptoms presented. This is the case of the two Chinese researchers, who arrived at Trento.
Farnesina: cargo traffic reopened
ENAC has reactivated the possibility of carrying out cargo cargo flights between Italy and China. The Farnesina made it known, in a note. "This is the result of the work of the meeting of the Special Operational Unit which met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Civil Protection Operational Committee", reads it.
China needs medical supplies
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has asked the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to assist Beijing in her urgent need for medical supplies from EU member countries. The Chinese government reported it by reporting a phone call between the Chinese premier and von der Leyen.
Two planes loaded with Chinese passengers residing in the Hubei province - the epicenter of the coronavirus - landed in the capital Wuhan, as part of the repatriation plan decided by Beijing. One flight, 73 people on board, arrived from Bangkok, the other from Kota Kinabalu, a popular tourist destination in Malaysia. The Beijing Foreign Ministry yesterday announced the government's plan to repatriate Hubei and Wuhan residents to the country "in the face of the problems they faced abroad."
Usa, first case in New York
A case of coronavirus has been registered at the Bellevue Health Center in New York. This was confirmed by sources from the town's health department through a Twitter post. It is the first case ascertained in New York. The person, less than 40 years old, returning from a recent trip to China, presented with symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties without having the flu virus. The conditions are stable at the moment. There are eight cases ascertained in the United States.
Pentagon prepares a thousand quarantine beds
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved the request to provide military housing for up to 1,000 people who may need to be quarantined on arrival to the United States from overseas travel due to suspicions of a possible coronavirus infection, the CNN writes citing a note from the Pentagon.
Australia launches measures for those arriving from China
Australia launches measures not to allow non-resident foreigners arriving from China to enter the country. Starting today, entry will only be allowed to "Australian citizens, residents of the country, dependents, legal guardians or spouses". This was announced by Premier Scott Morrison. The measures to initiate the blockade "are nearing completion," said the premier.
Vietnam suspends flights to and from China
Vietnam has suspended all flights to and from China as part of the measures taken against the coronavirus epidemic. This was announced by the civil aviation authority of Hanoi, explaining that the directive applies to all airlines "which have connections between Vietnam and China".
France: vaccine within 20 months
Researchers from the Pasteur Institute have managed to isolate the virus crown and are working, they say at a press conference in Paris, to get a vaccine within twenty months. Scientists from the prestigious French institution have managed to isolate and cultivate the strains of the new crown virus, the first to make it in Europe, thus marking "important progress" in the search for a vaccine and cure. "A whole range of research is made possible" by passing this phase, explained Arnaud Fontanet, director of the Pasteur Institute's global health department. "It's a very difficult virus to isolate. The Chinese have managed to isolate a strain, an Australian team has managed this week and we are the first in Europe," he stressed.