Source: Wuhan Municipal Health Commission official website
Wuhan Municipal Health Commission website
After the initial determination of the pathogen of "unexplained viral pneumonia " as a new type of coronavirus, national , provincial and municipal expert groups immediately questioned the unknown The diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring plan for the cause of viral pneumonia was revised and improved. Wuhan Municipal Health Commission organized testing of existing patient specimens. As of 24:00 on January 10, 2020, pathogen nucleic acid testing had been completed.
National , provincial and municipal expert groups conducted comprehensive research and judgment on the clinical manifestations, epidemiological history, laboratory test results, etc. of patients admitted to the hospital for observation and treatment , and 41 cases of pneumonia with new coronavirus infection were preliminarily diagnosed, of which 41 cases have been 2 cases were discharged from hospital, 7 cases were severely ill, 1 case died from , , and the remaining patients were in stable condition . All close contacts of 739 people, including 419 medical staff, have been under medical observation and no relevant cases have been found. Since the outbreak of the
epidemic, Wuhan City, with the support of country and Hubei Province, has coordinated all relevant departments to carry out prevention and control work in an orderly manner:
first is to spare no effort to treat patients. Formulate a work plan for diagnosis and treatment to effectively achieve early detection, early diagnosis, early isolation, and early treatment, and focus on experts and resources for treatment.
The second is to carry out in-depth epidemiological investigations. The investigation found that patients are mainly operators and purchasers of the South China Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan. On January 1, 2020, the South China Seafood Wholesale Market has been closed, and public places in the city, especially the farmers’ market, have been further strengthened for disease prevention and guidance. Environmental sanitation management.
The third is to widely publicize disease prevention knowledge and enhance public self-protection awareness.
Fourth is to cooperate with countries, and provinces to conduct pathogenic research.
Fifth is to cooperate with National Health Commission to report the epidemic information to the World Health Organization in time.
No new cases have been found since January 3, 2020.
Currently, no medical staff infection has been found, and no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission has been found for .
Our city will continue to strengthen patient treatment, epidemiological investigations, carry out in-depth patriotic health campaigns, and popularize disease prevention knowledge to maintain the health of the people.
At present, it is the season of high incidence of infectious diseases in winter and spring. The public should maintain indoor air circulation, try to avoid closed public places and places where people are concentrated, and wear masks when necessary. If you have fever or respiratory tract infection symptoms, especially if the fever persists, you should go to a medical institution in time.
Attached: Wuhan Municipal Health Commission's official interpretation of the announcement
Q: How is diagnosed in this epidemic?
Answer: Comprehensive research and judgment based on the patient's clinical manifestations, epidemiological history and pathogenic test results.
Q: What are the characteristics of the clinical manifestations of in this epidemic case?
Answer: The clinical manifestations are systemic symptoms such as fever and fatigue, accompanied by dry cough, and dyspnea is more common in hospitalized patients. The vital signs of the vast majority of patients were generally stable upon admission.
Q: There is currently a death case in . What is the specific situation?
Answer: The patient is a 61-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital due to respiratory failure and severe pneumonia. He also suffered from abdominal tumor and chronic liver disease. The patient purchases goods at the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan all year round. After admission, he was given symptomatic support, anti-infection, ventilator assisted breathing, continuous ECMO extracorporeal life support, and other treatments, but his symptoms did not improve. On the evening of January 9, 2020, his heart stopped and died after rescue. The
pathogenic test result indicated that the new coronavirus nucleic acid was positive. The death was diagnosed as severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (severe), septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe acid-base metabolism disorder, and liver cirrhosis. The immediate cause of death was respiratory and circulatory failure.
Q: The bulletin says that "no new cases have been found since January 3, 2020." What does this mean?
Answer：According to the epidemiological survey of national , provincial and municipal experts, the onset of this Wuhan virus pneumonia cases of unknown cause all occurred between December 8, 2019 and January 2, 2020.
Since January 3, 2020, clinical and epidemiological investigations have shown that no patients with new infections have been found.
Q: How does understand "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission was found"?
Answer: According to the epidemiological survey of national , provincial and municipal experts, most of the cases of unexplained viral pneumonia in Wuhan this time have a history of exposure to the South China seafood market, and no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission has been found. We are still further carrying out epidemiological investigations and related laboratory tests.
In addition, so far no related cases have been found in all close contacts, including medical personnel.
