Third patient in England who tested positive for coronavirus dead

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

(Reuters) - A third patient in England who tested positive for the coronavirus has died, England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, said in a statement on Sunday.

 

"The patient, who was being treated at the North Manchester General Hospital, was over 60 years old and had significant underlying health conditions.

 

They had recently traveled from an affected area. Contact tracing is already underway", the statement added.

 

(Reporting by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-09

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

They had recently traveled from an affected area. Contact tracing is already underway", the statement added.

I imagine the length of time this person has been ill and the delay in starting tracing makes it pretty much a waste of time. Tracing everyone in every place he went to, talked to, touched, tracing every one on the plane that brought them home the same.

Why no mention of what affected area?

He was old and sick. Any strong flu does it.

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why no mention of what affected area?

1st Google search "third covid19 patient dies" states Italy.

IMO just a matter of time till the island is swamped with disease..

2 hours ago, timkeen08 said:

1st Google search "third covid19 patient dies" states Italy.

Google searches also bring back further information which state that the deceased was over 60 and had ‘significant underlying health conditions’....

 

So... Facts (as they have been reported)

 

Deceased was over 60

Deceased had returned from Italy (at some point recently)

Deceased had significant underlying health conditions

 

 

That the deceased had 'significant underlying health conditions’ could have been the leading complicating factor in his passing, seasonal influenza may have had a similar impact. 

 

 

Finally: RIP.

2 minutes ago, rhyddid said:

BS BJ is clearly hiding the real UK data, which suppose to be over 2,000 infected.

Expats in Thailand convinced Thai government is clearly hiding data, now those same expats clearly think the UK PM is hiding data too. Perhaps we should ask who you think isn't hiding data, anyone!

5 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

IMO just a matter of time till the island is swamped with disease..

Whow what buddies of joy are you. 

Ever heard of positive. ????

4 hours ago, saengd said:

Expats in Thailand convinced Thai government is clearly hiding data, now those same expats clearly think the UK PM is hiding data too. Perhaps we should ask who you think isn't hiding data, anyone!

We (family) get ill around end Jan-mid Feb every year as a result of the influx of colds and flu over Xmas & NY. This year was worse than usual but we have long since recovered. I'm beginning to wonder whether what we actually had (& recovered from) might have been the subject of this current hysteria?

 

Seen today on GMB:

 

5 hours ago, rhyddid said:

BS BJ is clearly hiding the real UK data, which suppose to be over 2,000 infected.

BS... who told you that? Julian???

first of January i had a very bad cold ,diarhea ,cough and was not with it for 3 days ,then it just went ,i wonder? first cold i had had for many years ,also had my flu jab earlier. 

12 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I imagine the length of time this person has been ill and the delay in starting tracing makes it pretty much a waste of time. Tracing everyone in every place he went to, talked to, touched, tracing every one on the plane that brought them home the same.

I do think the figures reported reflect the situation 7-14 days ago given the time for the infection to show, the time to collect the samples and then test them.

On 3/9/2020 at 2:42 PM, richard_smith237 said:

Google searches also bring back further information which state that the deceased was over 60 and had ‘significant underlying health conditions’....

 

So... Facts (as they have been reported)

 

Deceased was over 60

Deceased had returned from Italy (at some point recently)

Deceased had significant underlying health conditions

 

 

That the deceased had 'significant underlying health conditions’ could have been the leading complicating factor in his passing, seasonal influenza may have had a similar impact. 

 

 

Finally: RIP.

Was it Covid-19 which killed him or was it the underlying health problem(s) ?

On 3/9/2020 at 3:28 PM, saengd said:

Expats in Thailand convinced Thai government is clearly hiding data, now those same expats clearly think the UK PM is hiding data too. Perhaps we should ask who you think isn't hiding data, anyone!

China, USA and Iran