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Real-time update on coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus update 7/2/2019:
- 34,902 confirmed cases worldwide
- 27,657 suspected cases
- 724 fatalities
- 6,107 in serious/critical condition
 
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Update as at 10:40 AM today for China nationwide cases.

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724 deaths? They have to do whatever they can to contain and eradicate this virus.
99% of deaths happened in Hubei province, cause the initial outbreak quickly overwhelmed their medical resources, will come down once the situation stablizes in Hubei, the deaths outside Hubei province and outside China is very low, the fatality rate is this virus is mild.
 
99% of deaths happened in Hubei province, cause the initial outbreak quickly overwhelmed their medical resources, will come down once the situation stablizes in Hubei, the deaths outside Hubei province and outside China is very low, the fatality rate is this virus is mild.

Yeah. Singapore's PM just said that so far the mortality rate outside of Hubei is 0.2%, comparable to flu's 0.1%.

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The new coronavirus is similar to Sars, but with two important differences. First, the new virus is more infectious than Sars. Therefore it is harder to stop it from spreading. Second, the new virus is much less dangerous than Sars. About 10 per cent of those who caught Sars died. With the new virus, outside of Hubei province, the mortality rate is so far only 0.2 per cent. In comparison, seasonal influenza has a death rate of 0.1 per cent. So in terms of mortality, the new virus is much closer to influenza than Sars.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-pm-lee-hsien-loong-on-the-coronavirus-situation-in-singapore
 
Yeah. Singapore's PM just said that so far the mortality rate outside of Hubei is 0.2%, comparable to flu's 0.1%.

It can change with time, the silver bullet is still a working vaccine though.
 
Very admirable response from Singapore. If anything the situation in Wuhan shows the failure and fragility of CCP and the fact that Mainland China hasn't matured as a society despite the flashy infrastructure.

The panic is understandable.

The biggest difference I think so far is the advocating wearing of mask.

Now in China it's considered an offence if you go out not wearing a mask.
https://www.weibo.com/2803301701/IteH1cT4T

But in Singapore the government is advocating everyone not to wear a mask unless you're unwell, because the rate of consumption is not sustainable. Healthcare workers and those who are unwell need it more.

https://www.gov.sg/article/masking-up-how-and-when-you-should-do-it

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/wuhan-virus-smooth-start-to-free-mask-distribution-islandwide

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The panic is understandable.

The biggest difference I think so far is the advocating wearing of mask.

Now in China it's considered an offence if you go out not wearing a mask.
https://www.weibo.com/2803301701/IteH1cT4T
I don't think it was a good idea to panic and encourage people to go to hospitals in the beginning. From the videos I saw, the hospitals were packed with seemingly healthy people. With so many people packed into small places it would spread the disease further and then it overwhelmed medical personnel and infrastructure that the people in need were denied of care.

Wearing a surgical mask doesn't protect you from the virus anyway.
 
It can change with time, the silver bullet is still a working vaccine though.
Even if the vaccine will be made now, there is no chance it can be deployed nation wide for any effect.
 
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I don't think it was a good idea to panic and encourage people to go to hospitals in the beginning. From the videos I saw, the hospitals were packed with seemingly healthy people. With so many people packed into small places it would spread the disease further and then it overwhelmed medical personnel and infrastructure that the people in need were denied of care.

Wearing a surgical mask doesn't protect you from the virus anyway.

It provides some level of protection, but the issue is that the rate of consumption just isn't sustainable. The Singapore government released 5 million masks to retailers and they are gone within hours. The government then release 5 million masks again for every household directly. We have a population of 5 million+ btw.

It's not sustainable. Then what happens after we run out of reserves?

In many countries masks have already run out of stock due to hoarding and unsustainable consumption. The use have to be rationed for those who need it the most; eg healthcare workers and those who are unwell. In China many healthcare institutions have already run out of supplies and some cities held up supplies meant for other cities.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...us-masks-from-hard-hit-neighbor-idUSKBN2001HK

And many of those wearing masks aren't even using them effectively anyway. My friend for example took off her mask so that she can talk to me. Or worse, some fidget their masks and touch their faces which increases the likelihood of infection.

SINGAPORE - Singaporeans should follow doctors' advice on how best to protect themselves from the Wuhan virus, which includes not wearing a mask unless they are unwell, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

"For individuals, you have to take the best advice on how best to protect yourself, and what is the best thing for us to do collectively as a community, in order to get through this safely and well," he said on Friday (Jan 31).

PM Lee also gave the assurance that there is sufficient supply of masks in Singapore.

"We have not run out; there are plenty. But if everybody wears one every day, well or not well... every day I'll need six million times three or four masks. And in that case, I will run out," he noted.

Speaking to reporters during a visit to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, he urged Singaporeans to practise good hand hygiene, pointing out that masks can lull the wearer into a false sense of security.

"The mask gives you a false sense of security because most of the time, you don't get the virus from breathing it in," he said. "You get it from contact, and you need to take the rest of the precautions - to wash your hands, to keep yourself clean, and to know you are unwell and to stay away from crowds."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...masks-lull-users-into-false-sense-of-security

 
The panic is understandable.

The biggest difference I think so far is the advocating wearing of mask.

Now in China it's considered an offence if you go out not wearing a mask.
https://www.weibo.com/2803301701/IteH1cT4T

But in Singapore the government is advocating everyone not to wear a mask unless you're unwell, because the rate of consumption is not sustainable. Healthcare workers and those who are unwell need it more.

https://www.gov.sg/article/masking-up-how-and-when-you-should-do-it

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/wuhan-virus-smooth-start-to-free-mask-distribution-islandwide

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The problem is that, even when u look well, no cough, no fever, but u may still affected by nCov and transmit the virus to the others
 
The problem is that, even when u look well, no cough, no fever, but u may still affected by nCov and transmit the virus to the others

Certainly it's better than nothing. But it's not unlimited. What happens after it runs out? What about those who really need it, like healthcare workers and those who are ill? It has already run out in many places in China.

Reusing it, or not wearing it correctly is even more dangerous.
 
Certainly it's better than nothing. But it's not unlimited. What happens after it runs out? What about those who really need it, like healthcare workers and those who are ill? It has already run out in many places in China.

Reusing it, or not wearing it correctly is even more dangerous.
Then its time to open med mask factories in ur country and start manufacturing mask.med mask is easy to make, only hard to buy the key material ( anti virus-anti bacteria layer)

U guys can not put ur lives into VN-CN med mask factories for good...or u have to buy mask wt the price is abt 10 times higher like in HK..or else u may still affected nCov even when u look well.
 
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