Chinanews.com reported on February 29 that the number of newly diagnosed new pneumonia patients continued to increase globally. On the 28th, a number of countries announced the discovery of the first new cases of coronary pneumonia. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the global spread risk level of the new crown pneumonia epidemic from "high" to "very high". In Japan and South Korea, where the epidemic is severe, the government has introduced measures such as an emergency state and suspension of classes to curb the spread of the epidemic.
Data map: "Princess Diamond" cruise ship stranded passengers disembark.
[ First New Coronary Pneumonia Case in Multiple Countries]
On the 28th, many countries including New Zealand, Nigeria, Lithuania and Belarus reported their first cases of new crown pneumonia.
The New Zealand Ministry of Health issued a notice on the 28th that the female patient was in her 60s and returned to New Zealand from Iran on the 26th. A New Zealand Ministry of Health spokesman said the patient kept coughing and had difficulty breathing. The family became more and more worried, so they called the medical hotline. The spokesman said that authorities had arranged for them to stay in isolation wards.
New Zealand health officials have begun contacting the patient's co-occupants, who will be asked to isolate themselves for 14 days.
The first confirmed case in Nigeria was related to Italy. The patient was an Italian citizen working in Nigeria and returned to Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, from Milan on the 25th of this month. The Nigerian health minister said the patient had no symptoms when he stepped out of Lagos International Airport. He had been walking in Lagos city before getting sick and seeking medical treatment.
Lithuania's first patient with new crown pneumonia was infected with the virus in Verona, Italy. After returning home, the 39-year-old patient has been isolated in a hospital in the northern city of Auliai, and her symptoms are mild. "We will make every effort to identify everyone who has been in contact with an infected person," said Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Health Seselgis.
The first patient in Belarus was a student from Iran. Russian Tass news agency quoted a Belarusian health ministry official as saying: "A test conducted at the Republic's Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Practice on February 27 showed that an Iranian student showed a positive reaction to the new crown virus."
[Anti-epidemic measures strengthened Hokkaido, Japan declared state of emergency]
Japan ’s new coronavirus epidemic continues to spread. Hokkaido, which recorded the largest number of infections, issued a 3-week “Emergency Statement” on the 28th, requiring 5 million local residents to stay at home as much as possible, especially to avoid going out today and tomorrow to prevent The infection has spread, ensuring the safety and health of residents.
Data map: Japan's "Diamond Princess" cruise.
66 cases of infection have been recorded in Hokkaido. The infected persons included two children under 10 years of age and at least two died. At least 6 cases were related to a Kitami City exhibition, which was held from 13 to 15 this month, and about 700 people participated.
As of 8:30 pm on the 28th in Japan, there have been 936 cases of infection, of which 705 were from the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship, and the death toll was 11 people. One of the newly added "Diamond Princess" dead was British .
On the 28th, the Iranian Health Minister announced that all schools in the country were suspended for three days. A spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Health said that 388 people in Iran have been infected with the new crown virus and 34 of them have died. These infections are mainly distributed in Tehran (128), Qom (88) and Gilan (65).
As the center of the South Korean epidemic storm, Daegu added 447 newly confirmed patients in one day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 1,500. The number of wards is severely inadequate, and the fourth largest city in South Korea with a population of 2.5 million is facing great challenges. . Daegu Mayor Quan Yongzhen said: "The local medical staff, ambulances and hospital beds are still insufficient, and we implore governments across the country for emergency assistance."
In addition, the South Korean epidemic prevention authority said that the Xintiandi Church provided the government with a list of 310,000 believers, and after investigation, it was found that more than 2,500 believers are suffering from discomfort. Experts said that since the health authorities began testing the believers of Xintiandi Church in the severely affected area, it is believed that the diagnosis data will increase in the next few days.
[WHO Director-General: Global outbreak risk rises to "very high"]
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tan Desai announced on the 28th that after the assessment of the WHO, the global spread risk level of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has been raised from "high" to "very high", referring to the countries and confirmed cases of the epidemic The situation has continued to increase over the past few days and the situation is "obviously worrying."
Data map: Tan Desai, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo by China Press Agency Peng Dawei
"At this stage, we see that the outbreaks in many countries are interrelated. However, the source of infection in most cases remains to be found."
He said that the increase in the number of confirmed cases of crown disease in the past few days and the number of countries with outbreaks has worries the World Health Organization, and experts are closely watching the development of the outbreak.
"We have no evidence that the virus is spreading freely in the community. As long as that is the case, if we take strong steps to detect cases early, isolate and care for patients, and track contacts, then we still have the opportunity to control this Virus, the key to containing it is to cut the chain of transmission. "