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Tokyo: Japan has confirmed its first case of infection with a newly identified coronavirus that killed one person and infected at least more than 40 people in China, as well as from the US State Department Travel alerts are indicated.
The Health Ministry said on Thursday that a man in his 30s from Kanagawa Prefecture, next to Tokyo, tested positive. A statement from the ministry said that the man went to the Chinese city of Wuhan, where a new type of coronavirus has caused an outbreak of pneumonia.
The US State Department released a health warning update Wednesday about its visit to the Wuhan region. It referred to a Watch LeTokyo: Japan has confirmed its first case of infection with a newly identified coronavirus that killed one person and infected at least more than 40 people in China, as well as from the US State Department Travel alerts are indicated.
vel 1 alert by the US. Citizens traveling to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urged to avoid contact with animals, animal markets or animal products, among other precautions. Thai health officials said Wednesday that they were stepping up to monitor passengers arriving at airports before the Lunar New Year holiday, when 800,000 Chinese tourists are expected to visit Thailand. Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Some types of the virus cause less severe illness, while some - such as those behind Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) - are far more serious. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the new Wuhan virus may spread and warn hospitals around the world. The news of a case in Japan was "highly concerning", said Jeremy Farrar, a British-infectious disease specialist and director of the Wellcome Trust global health charity. He cautioned that it is possible that many cases with mild symptoms are marking the exact number of people infected, indicating that many cases may occur without a license. "Wuhan is a major hub and with travel a big part of the Chinese New Year fast approaching, the level of concern should remain high," he said in a comment in an email to Reuters. "It is possible that we are being affected by multiple animal sources for several days and to some extent with human-to-human transmission." Investigations are being conducted specifically in relation to an infection in a Wuhan seafood market, officials said on 31 December. The Japanese patient returned from Wuhan this month with fever and was hospitalized. A statement from the Ministry of Health said that he was released on Wednesday after the symptoms subsided.
vel 1 alert by the US. Citizens traveling to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urged to avoid contact with animals, animal markets or animal products, among other precautions. Thai health officials said Wednesday that they were stepping up to monitor passengers arriving at airports before the Lunar New Year holiday, when 800,000 Chinese tourists are expected to visit Thailand. Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can cause infections ranging from the common cold to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Some types of the virus cause less severe illness, while some - such as those behind Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) - are far more serious. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the new Wuhan virus may spread and warn hospitals around the world. The news of a case in Japan was "highly concerning", said Jeremy Farrar, a British-infectious disease specialist and director of the Wellcome Trust global health charity. He cautioned that it is possible that many cases with mild symptoms are marking the exact number of people infected, indicating that many cases may occur without a license. "Wuhan is a major hub and with travel a big part of the Chinese New Year fast approaching, the level of concern should remain high," he said in a comment in an email to Reuters. "It is possible that we are being affected by multiple animal sources for several days and to some extent with human-to-human transmission." Investigations are being conducted specifically in relation to an infection in a Wuhan seafood market, officials said on 31 December. The Japanese patient returned from Wuhan this month with fever and was hospitalized. A statement from the Ministry of Health said that he was released on Wednesday after the symptoms subsided.
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