"According to the information currently available, it is not recommended to impose any travel or trade restrictions on China." On January 5, the World Health Organization issued a circular on the incident of unexplained pneumonia in Wuhan.
The notification shows that on December 31, 2019, the China Office of the World Health Organization learned that a case of pneumonia of unknown etiology was found in Wuhan, Hubei Province. On January 1, the World Health Organization requested the Chinese government to provide further information to assess the risk.
The World Health Organization said that according to the information currently available, 'no special measures are recommended for passengers; If respiratory symptoms occur during or after travel, passengers are advised to seek medical treatment and inform medical staff of their travel experience. " The circular said.
On the evening of January 5, the latest bulletin issued by Wuhan Municipal Health Commission showed that as of 8:00 on January 5, 2020, Wuhan had reported 59 patients with unexplained viral pneumonia, including 7 severe patients, and the vital signs of the other patients were generally stable. At present, all patients were treated in isolation in Wuhan medical institutions, and there were no deaths.
The notification shows that patients with unexplained pneumonia have ruled out the possibility of infection with the pathogen of infectious atypical pneumonia (SARS). So far, no clear evidence of human to human transmission has been found, and no infection has been found among medical staff. Respiratory pathogens such as influenza, avian influenza, adenovirus, infectious atypical pneumonia (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (mers) have been excluded. Pathogen identification and etiological tracing are still in progress. Source: Beijing News