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March 1 COVID-19 Update

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Dr KK Aggarwal    02 March 2020

 ASIA

  • 4 new cases, 2 new discharges in Singapore   
  • 1 new death in Thailand
  • 4 new cases in Malaysia: a nurse infected   
  • 26 new cases, 1 new death in Japan: a man in his 70s in the Kushiro district, Hokkaido      
  • 1 new case, 3 new discharges in Taiwan
  • 586 new cases, 3 new deaths in South Korea            
  • 573 new cases, 35 new deaths (34 in Hubei), 2,623 new discharges in China on Feb. 29 [National Health Commission (NHC) of China]

OCEANIA

  • 1st death in Australia: a 78-year-old man in Perth who was among the 164 Australians flown out of Japan after being quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. His wife also tested positive and is currently stable, in isolation at a Perth hospital.
  • Australia confirms 26 cases:  9 in Queensland, 4 in New South Wales, 8 in Victoria, 3 in South Australia, 2 in Western Australia; 15 have recovered; 10 are associated with the Diamond princess cruise ship; 9 are receiving medical treatment at home; 1 death.

Incoming travel from Iran to Australia has been banned, starting Sunday. Appropriate level of travel advisory to Italy is under consideration.

EUROPE

  • 26 new cases in Spain, total of 84 cases, of which 5 are in critical condition.
  • 1st case in Scotland: a person who recently travelled from northern Italy
  • 30 new cases in France: Among 114 active cases, 9 (8%) are in critical condition. Among the 14 closed cases, 12 were discharged (86%) and there were 2 deaths (14%).
  • Schools closed in 9 Oise municipalities (where there are 47 cases)
  • French authorities invite to postpone non-essential travel outside the EU
  • “….72 cases are part of a chain of transmission or a cluster, 35 are returning from areas abroad where the virus is circulating, 23 recent cases are under investigation, 7 have been detected by the systematic test for severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress," said Jérôme Salomon, Director of Health.   
  • 566 new cases and 5 new deaths in Italy; total of 1,694 cases. Among the 1,577 active cases, 779 (49%) are hospitalized, 140 being (representing 9% of active cases) in intensive care. Among the 117 closed cases, 83 (71%) have recovered, 34 (29%) have died.
  • 1 new case in Iceland: a man in his 60s who arrived from Italy.
  • 5 new cases in Finland: including an elderly person and a school-aged child, both related to a previous case who travelled to northern Italy
  • First 3 cases in Czech Republic. All with recent travel to Northern Italy:   
  • A 67-year-old man who attended a conference in Italy, where the infection was confirmed in one of his Italian colleagues. He is now hospitalized in Bulovka, Prague.
  • A 20-year-old woman from the USA who studies in Milan; was staying at an Airbnb in Prague.
  • A 43-year-old Czech national in Prague who returned from a ski holiday in Auronzo di Cadore in Veneto, Italy. He had traveled by car with his wife and four children, who are still asymptomatic but placed in home quarantine.
  • 3 new cases in the Netherlands
  • 12 new cases in the UK:  6 traveled to Italy, 2 traveled to Iran, 3 are close contacts of a known case, 1 (in Essex) has no travel history and no clear link to cases.
  • 1 new case in Belgium
  • 4 new cases in Austria
  • 38 new cases in Germany
  • 2 new cases in Norway   

UK: A research paper has suggested that half a million people in the UK could die from a flu pandemic - a “reasonable worst-case scenario.”

American Airlines announced suspension of flights to and from Milan, Italy from both New York and Miami from March 1, 2020 until April 25, 2020, stating a reduction in demand. The announcement cameshortly after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning to Level 4: Do Not Travel for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak.   

 MIDDLE EAST

  • 2 new cases in Qatar: both had been evacuated from Iran on Feb. 27   
  • 6 new cases in Bahrain: 3 female Bahraini nationals, 2 male Bahraini nationals and 1 male Saudi national, arriving at Bahrain International Airport via indirect flights from Iran.   
  • 6 new cases in Iraq: 2 in Baghdad, 4 in Sulaimaniya; all had recently traveled to Iran.   
  • 3 new cases in Lebanon, all had visited Iran.
  • 1st case in Armenia   
  • 1 new case in Kuwait
  • 385 new cases and 11 new deaths in Iran   

AFRICA

  • 1 new case in Algeria: an Italian citizen   

On Saturday, another Italian national who reportedly tested positive for coronavirus on his arrival in Algeria had been transferred to his home country.   

NORTH AMERICA

  • 1 new case in Mexico: first in Chiapas, a student who traveled to Italy.   
  • 5 new cases in the United States: 2 in Washington State (total in King County reaches 6), both are in their 60s and in critical condition; 1 in Rhode Island - a man in his 40s who had traveled to Italy, he is a member of the community of Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket; 1 in Illinois; 1 in California (third in Santa Clara County)   
  • 1st case in the Dominican Republic, a 62-year old Italian citizen who came on February 22nd.   

(Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/)

Dr KK Aggarwal

President CMAAO, HCFI and Past National President IMA

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