Steve Lookner@lookner

Yesterday, the # of cases in Wuhan increased by 127%

Today, they increased by 19.8%

Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Bennett told Birmingham Live: 'Once I got back I was really ill with, what I thought, was a bad case of the flu. At that stage coronavirus hadn't really been mentioned so I thought nothing of it.
 
'However, when I went to the GP on Monday and he asked as a precaution if I had been to China, he seemed really concerned.
 
'I was sent home and before I knew it, ambulances and people in hazmat suits had turned up. 'I'm now in isolation at the QE [Queen Elizabeth] and just waiting to get my blood test results.'
 
Mr Bennett said he 'did not feel particularly unwell' now but admitted he has 'not been 100 per cent' since returning from China.  

The salesman was sent home from his doctor practice on Monday despite admitting he was struck down with illness after visiting disease-ridden Wuhan last month.

Hong Kong infectious diseases expert Professor Yuen Kwok-yung said on Tuesday that researchers in the semi-autonomous city have developed a vaccine for the coronavirus but need time to test it.

The number of confirmed cases of the rapidly spreading coronavirus infection in mainland China has reached 5,496, health authorities said on Wednesday, a total that surpasses that of Sars, the epidemic in 2003 that killed more than 600 people worldwide.
 
The death toll has climbed to 131, they announced, with 840 newly confirmed cases in Hubei province.

Coronavirus, Tebboune ordonne le rapatriement des étudiants algériens de Wuhan en Chine

@stillgray
Malaysia and Singapore are shutting down public spaces (including theaters) to curb the potential spread of Coronavirus and have issued a travel ban to Chinese travelers.

China’s State Council announced Monday that the Lunar New Year / Spring Festival holiday will be extended to February 2 across the country; the holiday week was originally from January 24 to January 30. (The official notification can be accessed here.)

Meanwhile, Shanghai has just announced that all enterprises will remain closed till February 9. (See official notification from the Shanghai municipal government here.) Similarly, Zhejiang Province announced it is delaying return to work and school to February 9. (See official announcement here.)

00:15: 469 new cases and 1 new death. (Source)

Mise à jour sur la pneumonie de la nouvelle infection à coronavirus à minuit le 28 janvier
Publié: 2020-01-29 Source: Bureau des urgences sanitaires
 
À 04h00 le 28 janvier, 31 provinces (régions autonomes et municipalités) ont signalé 1459 nouveaux cas confirmés, 263 nouveaux cas graves et 26 nouveaux décès (25 dans le Hubei et 1 dans le Henan). 43 nouveaux cas ont été guéris et libérés, et 3248 cas suspects ont été ajoutés (dont 1 au Tibet).
Le 28 janvier à minuit, la Commission nationale de la santé et de la santé avait reçu un total de 5 974 cas confirmés dans 31 provinces (régions autonomes, municipalités), 1 239 cas graves, 132 décès et 103 patients guéris et sortis. Il y a 9239 cas suspects.
À l'heure actuelle, 65 537 contacts étroits ont été suivis, 1 604 observations médicales ont été levées ce jour-là et 59 990 personnes sont actuellement soumises à des observations médicales.
Cumul des cas confirmés notifiés de Hong Kong, Macao et Taiwan: 8 cas de la région administrative spéciale de Hong Kong, 7 cas de la région administrative spéciale de Macao, 8 cas de Taiwan

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China's national update:
- 469 new cases, which is in addition to the 840 new cases reported 2 hours ago
- 1 new death, raising death toll to 132
- 103 total treated and released
- 9,239 suspected cases