4 minutes agoCoronavirus returns to Wuhan
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A young Chinese man who studies in the United Kingdom has become the first person to have restored the coronavirus to Wuhan, the former centre of pandemic. The city last week declared it had largely stopped the explosion, as it recorded only a new infection within 10 days. Local health authorities reported that the 16-year-old student is the driver [...]
The city last week declared it had largely stopped the explosion, as it recorded only a new infection within 10 days.
Local health authorities reported that the 16-year-old student is the first student imported to the city. They also claimed that the 16-year-old did not show symptoms.
According to the Municipal Wuhan Health Commission, Jou lives in the city's Caidian District and studies in the United Kingdom.
Authorities claimed that the 16-year-old, known as Jou, had travelled to Wuhan from Newcastle via Dubai and Beijing.
After passing medical examinations at the airport, he was sent to a single room to undergo medical surveillance.
He then travelled to his hometown from Beijing on March 23rd by train and was self-canrantinated.
The news became known after Beijing undertook new measures to monitor new arrivals from abroad, as well as so-called silent broadcasters amid fears that it created them could trigger a second wave.
China has so far recorded 691 new cases COVID-19, where the main source is the United Kingdom, according to official statistics.
More than 1800 people have died from COVID-19 and over 25,000 have been infected in the United Kingdom.
