Valin Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Outbreak News Today Jan. 17 2020 NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan City, China, Thailand health officials have now reported the second confirmed case in the country (computer translated). According to the Ministry of Health, screening for travelers from Wuhan City People’s Republic of China found the second confirmed pneumonia case, in a patient who is currently under the care of doctors at Bamrasnaradura Institute in Nonthaburi. The patient is a 74 years old Chinese female tourist who is not related to the first confirmed case. The Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health Nonthaburi Province Dr. Sukhum Kanchanapimai said officials have carried out surveillance and control of diseases according to the standard system used for emerging communicable diseases by screening passengers flying directly from Wuhan, China, at 4 airports including Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai and Phuket from 3 – 16 January 2020. Novel coronavirus in China: Diagnostic test, 2nd death in Wuhan (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Health Officials To Begin SFO Passenger Screening For Deadly Novel Coronavirus January 17, 2020 at 11:09 am SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Federal health officials will begin screening ill passengers on flights coming into San Francisco International Airport from China for any signs of a deadly new virus that has already claimed two lives in Wuhan and spread to Thailand and Japan. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection said any passenger who arrives from a flight from China will immediately undergo entry screening for symptoms associated with the Novel Coronavirus. The screenings will also be enforced at Los Angeles International and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. The CDC said it was deploying about 100 additional staff to the three airports to supplement existing staff at the quarantine stations located at those airports. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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