GENEVA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - There was "restricted" human-to-human transmission of a brand new corona
GENEVA, Jan 14 (Reuters) – There was “restricted” human-to-human transmission of a brand new coronavirus that has struck in China, primarily small clusters in households, however there’s potential for wider unfold, the World Well being Group (WHO) mentioned on Tuesday.
A Chinese language lady has been quarantined in Thailand with a thriller pressure, authorities mentioned on Monday, the primary time it has been detected exterior China. In all, 41 circumstances of pneumonia – a symptom of the illness – have been reported within the central Chinese language metropolis of Wuhan, primarily by means of publicity at a seafood market. L4N29I2AI
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, performing head of WHO’s rising ailments unit, instructed a Geneva information briefing that the company had given steering to hospitals worldwide about an infection management in case of unfold, together with by a “super-spreading” occasion in a well being care setting. “That is one thing on our radar, it’s attainable, we have to put together ourselves,” she mentioned.
(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; enhancing by John Stonestreet)
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