Coronavirus: Death toll jumps to over 425 as outbreak spreads to more countries
#LATEST on the #coronavirus outbreak in #China, as of Feb 3:
- 20,438 confirmed cases on Chinese mainland, another 15 in HK, 8 in Macao, and 10 in Taiwan
- 425 deaths
- 632 discharged from hospitalpic.twitter.com/oYEP2KkOL5
Latest on #coronavirus - The total number of cases has reached 19681, with 2296 of those patients showing severe symptoms. The number of sudpected cases has risen to 21558 and the death toll has surpassed 400, at 425. 564 has recovered from the infection.pic.twitter.com/QxVcpZQbx5
In #Hubei province, there are 2345 new cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 13522. There is also 64 more cases of death recorded, bringing the total number to 414. There are 101 new cases of hospitalization and 396 patients discharged.pic.twitter.com/RamBZNjhh8
Chinese experts explained that once the virus left human body, it will very soon drop instead of floating in the air. The expert said there will be no virus in the air but virus can land on some surface. The virus can survive on a smooth surface for several hours, and if ...pic.twitter.com/5fLKVEoOHZ
... the temperature is right, they can survive for one day. The expert said there have been cases where they found the #coronavirus survived for 5 days.
The #coronavirus has now killed more mainland Chinese than SARS.
This is just the confirmed death toll. The Caijing article gave evidence of significant underreporting and underdiagnosis. And disease is unfortunately not yet at its peak. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/world/asia/coronavirus-china.html …pic.twitter.com/JWSWAhFCEg
Confirmed #coronavirus cases by country:
: 18,922 & 425 deaths
: 20
: 19
: 18
: 15
: 14
: 12
: 12
: 10
: 9
: 8
: 8
: 7
: 6
: 5
: 4
: 3
: 2 & 1 death
: 2
: 2
: 2
: 1
: 1
: 1
: 1
: 1
: 1
TOTAL
Infected: 19,843
Deaths: 426
Map:pic.twitter.com/esZSpfcqZF
WHO has developed a dashboard for the #2019nCoV with the number of confirmed cases globally, which includes cases in #China
by provinces, regions and cities, as well as confirmed cases outside China by country
WHO Situation Report 3 February 2020 http://bit.ly/2Onir1N pic.twitter.com/Mn9vn1s3Gy
Germany reports 2 new cases of coronavirus, raising country's total to 12; nearly all cases are linked to the same company https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/ …
Brazil to declare emergency, quarantine people returning from coronavirus-hit Wuhan https://reut.rs/394phAX pic.twitter.com/A3dkurdVz4
1. #2019nCoV thread:
@WHO's daily update is out. First thing: WHO has created a dashboard, like the one for monitoring the North Kivu #Ebola outbreak. It can be found here: http://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/c88e37cfc43b4ed3baf977d77e4a0667 …
2. Here are the official #2019nCoV numbers up till 10 a.m. Geneva time Monday. China will update early in the evening east coast North America time, so don't get too attached to the @WHO numbers. Plus they're only confirmed cases, can't reflect mild, undiagnosed cases in China.pic.twitter.com/It5iGT4Yvb
3. Today's #2019nCoV update from @WHO has this useful (to reporters, anyway) chart that shows countries where non-travel related cases have been diagnosed. 


You can find the whole update here: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200203-sitrep-14-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=f7347413_2 …pic.twitter.com/T42mNWSzif
This is a photo of @WHO’s Health Security Council discussing #2019nCoV today. We're moving fast on:
-providing diagnostic tools
-mobilizing resources for the global response
-preparing the technical mission to
pic.twitter.com/wCAnnVqpe4
.@WHO is working with:
-clinical networks for #2019nCoV acute respiratory disease patient care
-modelling networks for updated transmission estimates
-laboratory networks for molecular testing & equipping laboratories for rapid detectionpic.twitter.com/5jgCTWPFPp
CDC recommends travelers avoid all nonessential travel to #China due to the ongoing #2019nCoV (#coronavirus) outbreak. The outbreak is growing and there is limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china …pic.twitter.com/IDw5zVGdc6
Xi Jinping warned officials who resist orders and "lack boldness," doubling down on party discipline. He called the coronavirus "a major test of China’s system and capacity for governance.” @suilee with the latest wrap-up of the news. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/world/asia/coronavirus-deaths-sars.html …
What caused me more anxiety than the virus was the thought of having to tell my 3 yr old he can't leave the house for 14 days and that all his favorite places are closed. @stevenleemyers paints a portrait of how Beijing has been brought to a standstill. https://nyti.ms/2OkpQyI
I interviewed Doctor Li Wenliang who was lying in his sickbed via text messages. I hope his braveness can touch more people around the world. As a chinese saying goes, we can’t let those carrying the firewood for the group freeze in the snowstorm. 为众人抱薪者,不可使其冻毙于风雪https://twitter.com/stevenleemyers/status/1223758281975271424 …
We talked to a dozen patient families. What we heard was sheer desperation. Some could only watch their beloved one die at home. Some patients had to walk hours to the hospital. Some patients had to wait in the hospital for 14 hours. The words came up most are 等 and 没办法。https://twitter.com/amyyqin/status/1224040144530886656 …
China accused the U.S. of spreading fear and panic over a fast-spreading #coronavirus, by imposing travel restrictions and evacuations https://reut.rs/2vHtRXu pic.twitter.com/GT5qM4i8ND
China has finished building a 1,000-bed emergency hospital for #coronavirus patients in Wuhan.https://twitter.com/i/events/1223840131146141696 …
Philippines health officials have confirmed the first known #coronavirus death outside of China.https://twitter.com/i/events/1223804768037982209 …
An insight into how the city of Wuhan is managing during the coronavirus outbreak.https://twitter.com/i/events/1223646937892544512 …
People in Wuhan told us about the isolation, lack of resources and frustration with the government at the center of the coronavirus outbreak. Latest with @muyixiao and @sameenamin.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000006947043/wuhan-residents-coronavirus.html …
Paul Mozur @paulmozur on the extraordinary chain reaction of from the virus outbreak. People from Wuhan have said they object to calling it the “Wuhan virus” because that only worsens stigmatization. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/business/china-coronavirus-wuhan-surveillance.html …
Get the latest updates on the outbreak of the coronavirus and health officials' efforts to control its spread https://trib.al/Lo4eEqF