the Number of cases of a new type of coronavirus in China exceeded three hundred people. Died six. Expanding the geography of China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and, presumably, the infection is in the Philippines and in Singapore. The world health organization warn — attack of the virus will continue. What steps taken in China?
After landing, the passengers can not immediately get to the airport Vnukovo. On Board went up the staff of the CPS and with the imager went through the entire cabin. So they check, did not bring anyone from China, in addition to Souvenirs, fever, which may be one of the symptoms of coronavirus. In China, already several people died. In Russia are taking all measures to prevent the virus in the country.
“At the international airport Sheremetyevo is reinforced sanitary-quarantine control. The specialists of the quarantine station go on the aircraft to check individuals arriving from China. They provide a remote thermometry to measure the temperatures of passengers arriving from that country. Everything goes normally. Persons with fever was not detected,” — said the acting head of territorial Department of management of Rospotrebnadzora in the Moscow region on transport in the airport of the Sheremetyevo Sergey Kalinin.
Such inspections are conducted at all airports with regular flights to China. Similar measures adopted in Japan, Korea, Australia and several other countries.
In China, where the outbreak started, there have been casualties. The nature of the virus have not been studied. There is no vaccine. On this fight the best virologists. The Chinese experts are in constant contact with foreign colleagues.
“the New coronavirus, which has already received the name, not entirely new. Before that it was another virus — SARS. Atypical in that she was very serious, with complications, with a fatal outcome. Currentiy virus from the previous one different nucleic acid sequence. It is different from the coronavirus middle East respiratory. Already started the creation of the antigen to be exactly identifitsirovat, what we’re dealing with, because the initial symptoms are the same,” commented the therapist-immunologist, doctor of medical Sciences Vladislav Zhemchugov.
to Reproduce the dangerous virus began in seafood. At first, doctors believed to be infected with the coronavirus from the animal, now installed — the infection is transmitted from person to person. For more than a dozen physicians in Wuhan, China were infected by their patients. Precautions greatly tightened. Doctors in similar to space suits the suits carry a patient on a stretcher. On top of them — impermeable chamber. It is not allowed any contact.
“I think for China, the spread of the virus is in its early stages. However, we must be in a state of high alert. The flash can be completely stopped if appropriate measures will be taken” — said the chief epidemiologist of the Chinese “of the centre for control and prevention of diseases Zeng Guang.
“our data confirmed that the disease spreads among humans. We have such evidence. For example, two patients in Guangdong, living in different houses, were not in Wuhan, but were infected by their relatives who came from this city,” — said the academician of Chinese Academy of engineering Zhong Nanshan.
Before the new year in China, mass migration season chunhong, and it is not canceled. In all the arrivals areas of special quarantine posts. The passengers measure the temperature. Under suspicion by those who have even a slight indisposition. Created a special emergency headquarters. On the streets again people wear medical masks. In Russia such need yet. DOSrather more than simple security measures.
“We do not recommend you to visit the markets that sell live animals, it is not advised to visit zoos. Food should be consumed only heat-treated, water — only bottled. It is necessary to use means for respiratory protection is a mask. We must try not to visit places of a mass congestion of people, to wash their hands. This simple measure like hand-washing can have a significant impact after a visit to the street. Of course, when the first symptoms should contact the medical institution”, — told the Deputy head of Department of epidemiological supervision of Rospotrebnadzora Yulia Demina.
the First symptoms of the virus is fever, cough and General malaise. It is such a fairly common symptoms make the virus very dangerous. The time frame in which you will be able to cope with infection is directly related to the responsibility of citizens and responsiveness of epidemiologists. Now scientists are already working on a vaccine. Given the seriousness of the situation, the world health organization announced an emergency meeting in Geneva.
