Must Read WHO declares global emergency as China virus death toll reaches 170

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

3 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

To be more specific they are also banning anyone who was in China in the last 14 days including non-Chinese. 

 

As they should, since nationality is no defense against the virus.

 

[zydeco]

44 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

To be more specific they are also banning anyone who was in China in the last 14 days including non-Chinese. 

What until the world starts banning anyone who has been in Thailand in the last 14 days. We'll all be trapped. Forever.

[Tayaout]

1 minute ago, zydeco said:

What until the world starts banning anyone who has been in Thailand in the last 14 days. We'll all be trapped. Forever.

I read on Reddit that Japan is next to ban anyone who was in China in the last 14 days. No English source yet. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

28 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

I read on Reddit that Japan is next to ban anyone who was in China in the last 14 days. No English source yet. 

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-japan-abe/japan-to-ban-foreigners-whove-been-to-chinas-hubei-in-last-2-weeks-govt-idUSL4N29U04W

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Japan to ban foreigners who've been to China's Hubei in last 2 weeks -govt

TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Foreigners who have been to China’s Hubei province in the last two weeks will be refused entry to Japan for the time being, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting of a governmental taskforce on the new coronavirus on Friday.

 

 

How would the Japanese Immigration or other authorities be able to know Hubei specific... other than being able to know the person had simply been in China because of passport stamps and air travel history?

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-31/china-virus-cases-surging-3-000-may-be-undercounting-infections

[Tayaout]

9 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-japan-abe/japan-to-ban-foreigners-whove-been-to-chinas-hubei-in-last-2-weeks-govt-idUSL4N29U04W

 

How would the Japanese Immigration or other authorities be able to know Hubei specific... other than being able to know the person had simply been in China because of passport stamps and air travel history?

 

Some passport at least mine show the city where it was issued. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

6 minutes ago, rhyddid said:

as i will be much more worry to get pneumonia by influenza vs coronavirus infection .
 

 

Fortunately, the same kind of steps a person would take to minimize their chances of contracting pneumonia by influenza are pretty much the ones to take to minimize their chances of contracting the coronavirus... So you're covered either way if you act prudently...

 

Only difference might be, in the case of coronavirus, also not hanging out around Chinese tourists.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Just now, Tayaout said:

Some passport at least mine show the city where it was issued. 

But that doesn't tell where a person has BEEN in the past two weeks.

 

[Tayaout]

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

But that doesn't tell where a person has BEEN in the past two weeks.

 

Visa stamp. 

[metisdead]

Some troll posts have been removed.

 

An off topic deflection post about pneumonia has been removed. 

[Tayaout]

https://promedmail.org/promed-post/?id=20200126.6918012

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

7 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

Visa stamp. 

 

Depending on what kind of stamp you mean, it's either going to be where the visa was issued or the airport the person flew out of -- neither of which necessarily indicate where they've spent the past two weeks.

 

[Tayaout]

5 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Depending on what kind of stamp you mean, it's either going to be where the visa was issued or the airport the person flew out of -- neither of which necessarily indicate where they've spent the past two weeks.

 

They might also simply ask. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

7 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

They might also simply ask. 

 And they might simply lie! 

 

Especially if it meant being able to escape to Japan, and avoid getting deported back to China.

[RubbaJohnny]

Agence France presse states ever higher toll

BEIJING (AFP) - The number of confirmed deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 258, as authorities in hardest-hit Hubei province on Saturday (Feb 1) reported 45 new fatalities.

In its daily update, the provincial health commission also said newly confirmed cases of in Hubei continued to grow at a steady pace, with another 1,347 people infected.

That puts the national total over 11,000, based on numbers previously issued by the central government

 

https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/china-virus-toll-passes-250-travel-curbs-tightened-doc-1ok49c10

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/wuhan-virus-china-death-toll-rises-to-258-with-45-new-fatalities

 

[metisdead]

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[Tayaout]

"The Trump administration is issuing a mandatory quarantine for U.S. citizens who’ve visited Hubei province in the last 14 days and denying entry to foreign nationals who “pose a risk of transmitting” the virus in the U.S., administration officials said in declaring the coronavirus a public health emergency."

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/31/coronavirus-latest-updates.html

[Assurancetourix]

11 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

As they should, since nationality is no defense against the virus.

 

except us, the french. 
and you know why ?

Because our emblem is the rooster;
the only bird able to sing both feet in s.hit ...

[rabas]

15 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

What I do know is, the backlog number has been steadily and quickly rising daily over the past 10 days from when it started out in single digits and now as of yesterday was up to 220....

 

I'm waiting to see if/when the backlog number starts going DOWN, instead of UP!  And that hasn't happened yet!

One reason for the delay is probably (from one of your earlier links, thanks) Thailand was initially using full genetic sequencing to confirm cases, which takes days to process just a few cases. (using big expensive machines) If they now have PCR testing developed, they can start testing larger numbers quickly.

 

I wouldn't worry though since it's all 100% under control. Had a talk with a Russian friend last night and we agreed we were both lucky to live in the only two countries to have it 100% under control. 

[ExpatOK]

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/asia/china-coronavirus-contain.html

 

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

The confirmed cases are still growing in a faster pace in 3 Chinese megacities. If this is an indication, we can expect 100+ cases in Thailand in 8 days (February 8th).

[Tayaout]

First dead outside China is a 44 years old in the Philippines. 

https://twitter.com/WHOPhilippines/status/1223797298477424641?s=19