The coronavirus “2019-nCoV”, a.k.a “Wuhan pneumonia”, which outbreak started off in Wuhan, a city in mainland China, during December 2019, has now spread to other countries. For the real-time update of the numbers of confirmed cases, please see here.
As of 28 January 2020, there are 8 known cases in Hong Kong. The diagnosed patients were admitted and quarantined in hospitals. However, it is the coronavirus is airborne and that it can be transmitted between people. Therefore, we should stay vigilant about the spread of the disease.
What are the symptoms?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), signs of infection include fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
In more severe cases, it can lead to pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
The incubation period of the coronavirus remains unknown. Some sources say it could be between 10 to 14 days.
How do we prevent the coronavirus?
WHO is recommending that people take simple precautions to reduce exposure to and transmission of the virus.
The UN agency advises people to:
To prevent the outspread of pneumonia and respiratory tract infection, the Department of Health (DH) and the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of Hong Kong also strongly advise the public to:
In the meantime, we wish everyone stay healthy and we will all successfully battle against coronavirus together!
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