Scientists identified the strange lung disease virus in Wuhan that caused 59 people to be hospitalized as a new reimbursed strain of the virus, belonging to the coronan family.

Information published today 9/1, after more than a week experts collected samples and analyzed genetic sequence taken from patients with acute pneumonia in China. New viruses have never been recorded before.

Medical monitoring team with body temperature monitor at Hong Kong airport

The coronan virus is found in the body of animals such as birds, mice, poultry, or rodents. Viruses 229E and OC43 (also known as human coronavirus) cause common respiratory illnesses. Meanwhile, SARS and MERS, two extremely dangerous diseases also originate from corona virus.

Currently, there is no evidence that the virus can be transmitted from person to person. The World Health Organization states that more information is needed to confirm the pathogen. Early cases of pneumonia were linked to the Huannan seafood market in Wuhan.

Health officials fear pneumonia could become more serious when tens of millions of Chinese travel around during the Chinese New Year holiday.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked hospitals in all states to report suspected cases of pneumonia caused by the new virus strain. Many health agencies in Asia have also strengthened the screening and isolation of patients with symptoms of pneumonia. Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan conduct medical examinations at the airport to prevent the risk of infection. The Ministry of Health of Vietnam from January 4 up to now has also strengthened medical control at border gates and hospitals, preventing acute pneumonia from entering.

Experts said that they will continue to study the origin of the virus, the mechanism of transmission and the patient's clinical symptoms to promptly respond.

Da Nang City Department of Health recommends relevant agencies to closely monitor on-going passengers with a history of returning from Wuhan City (China).

On January 8, the Department of Health of Da Nang City issued an urgent document to the concerned units on strengthening the medical quarantine work to prevent and prevent epidemics from spreading through the border gates, and to prevent acute pneumonia. Uncertainty in China.

Passengers of international flights into Vietnam are checked their body temperature. Photo: Thu Nguyet (Ministry of Health)

Accordingly, the Department proposed the Center for Disease Control of Da Nang City to actively review the process of monitoring, handling suspected cases of group A diseases and dangerous infectious diseases. Have plans to respond to emergency public health events at the border, consolidate mobile teams to prevent and fight epidemics.

Fully prepare equipment, materials, chemicals, drugs, and human resources to be ready to assist with investigation, sampling, acceptance, isolation, treatment and outbreak treatment according to circumstances. epidemic cases, promptly implement epidemic prevention and control activities. Strengthen the strict surveillance of epidemics at border gates, health facilities and communities through the regular system of event-based surveillance and monitoring. In particular, note the strict control of entry passengers with a history of arrival from Wuhan City, Hubei province, China. In addition, to strengthen the medical quarantine for people, means of entry, transit and goods imported into the city from countries and territories that are experiencing infectious diseases.

The Department also asked Da Nang City Emergency Center to consolidate mobile emergency teams, fully prepare vehicles, disinfectant chemicals, materials, equipment and manpower, ready to support patient transportation. suspected of having disease. District hospitals and medical centers well organize the collection, emergency and treatment of patients, and segregate medical examination. Early detection, isolation and timely treatment of the first suspected cases. Special attention should be paid to exploiting the epidemiological factors of patients who come and return to the city from countries and territories where infectious diseases are in progress, not to spread or outbreak into epidemics.

As of January 6, in Wuhan City (China), 59 people had been diagnosed with acute pneumonia of unknown cause, of which 11 cases were severe, two of them fully recovered. No death has been recorded.

Previously, on January 7, the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Ministry of Health sent an official dispatch to the Department of Health of the provinces and cities to strengthen prevention and control of intrusive epidemics.