My thoughts on the world we live in

The world is going through a massive crisis. This has been a rough time for me im slowly recovering from my operation my mum the first anniversary of her death is this Sunday Mother day. I found out that the reason I have been so ill is that I should have been sent for operation 8 years ago. I was never sent it was in my medical notes all along like I had been telling them they did not listen or read my notes correctly the only way find to find is through, sigmoidoscopy which I had it does carry the very rare possibility of tearing of the intestinal wall by the instrument,

which could require immediate surgery to repair the tear; in addition, removal of a polyp may sometimes lead to localized bleeding which is resistant to cauterization by the instrument and must be stopped by surgical intervention. that what I had done they found it there and then but decided to wait 6 months so I had a colonoscopy is done that disturbed the anal fissure that leads me to have an abscess and an operation last April then I had the two ultrasound scan the two cti scans the 4 MRI scans that would not able been able to find anything as it was so tiny. that lead me to endoscopy in august the day before my mum first birthday without her that lead me to have four biopsies taken my mum died from terminal cancer that leads me to have a flashback . My Mum had an endoscopy that when we found out she had cancer Im now waiting again a few samples to be tested I have a follow up in May Im still a great deal of pain I spent the night in the hospital I want answers. Im still in pain it can up to a few weeks to fully recover my sister been in locked since February in Milan.

This has affected me deeply I can't be with my sister on the anniversary of my mum died.

I know a friend of mines who lost someone they loved to coronavirus abroad,

I know its something that alarming my heart bleeds

finance ministers from the G7 group of nations have said they will use "all appropriate policy tools" to tackle the economic impact of coronavirus.

The group of major economies said in a joint statement they were monitoring the outbreak and ready to deploy "fiscal measures".

It follows warnings the economic impact could tip countries into recession.

On Tuesday, Bank of England boss Mark Carney said the virus could produce a "large" but temporary hit to UK growth.

Central bankers and finance ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US held a conference call on Tuesday, led by US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.

"Given the potential impacts of Covid-19 on global growth, we reaffirm our commitment to use all appropriate policy tools to achieve strong, sustainable growth and safeguard against downside risks," they said.

"Alongside strengthening efforts to expand health services, G7 finance ministers are ready to take actions, including fiscal measures where appropriate, to aid in the response to the virus and support the economy during this phase.

A UK lockdown does look to be inevitable in the near future, as the number of cases and deaths increase.

For now, the public health advice is much simpler than most of what's in the document:

• Follow public health advice on hand washing - 20 seconds with hot water and soap
• Rely only on trusted sources of information such as the government and NHS websites
• Check and follow the latest Foreign Office travel advice
• Check your family’s vaccinations for other conditions are up to date
• Check on elderly or vulnerable family, friends and neighbours
• Use NHS 111, pharmacies and GPs (responsibly) and only go to A&E when really needed
• Go into self-isolation
• Authorities already have the legal power to “detain and direct” people in quarantined areas, and apply for court orders to force people to undergo "quarantine and medical examination” - under emergency laws passed in the last few week

Remember! For now, the advice is pretty much what you know already

But widespread exposure ‘may be inevitable’

large gatherings, like sports matches or the London Marathon, banned

 We could have troops on our streets

A fifth of all Brits could be off work at once

Police could have to abandon low-level crime

Councils face dealing with more bodies in makeshift morgues

Patients could be turfed out of hospitals early.. with doctors brought out of retirement

We could use emergency laws to enforce testing at the border

Schools could be closed In Scotland and Wakes from Friday

People could have to work more from home

Contact tracing could have to be abandoned

Medicine stockpiles would start being depleted

And there could yet be ‘multiple waves’ of the illness

THE CONTAIN PHASE This step aims to stop coronavirus from spreading widely across the UK by ‘detecting and isolating’ early cases and tracing people who have been in contact with infected individuals. Details in this phase include isolation measures, how Britain has ‘strategic stockpiles’ of medicines and protective equipment, and the advice that has been given to sections of society such as employers and schools.

The delay stage second step aims to ‘slow the spread’ of Covid-19. It states that if the peak of the virus can be delayed until warmer months, ‘we can reduce significantly the risk of overlapping with seasonal flu and other challenges that the colder months bring’. Action the public can take includes hand-washing and following the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ strategy for sneezing and coughing. The delay phase also includes the possibility of closing schools, people working from home and cancelling large gatherings. we are at this stage

Cobra meeting

Social distancing’ measures, such as restricting public gatherings and more widespread advice to stay at home, could be brought in as part of the effort to tackle Covid-19.

The move follows the World Health Organisation criticising “alarming levels of inaction” as they declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

Fears of public “fatigue” has delayed the start of restrictions designed to delay the spread,

Professor Chris Whitty stressed the importance of timing because “anything we do, we have got to be able to sustain” throughout the peak of the outbreak.

On Wednesday evening, ministers said they have resolved to keep parliament open despite a health minister testing positive for the coronavirus.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs he believed the Commons may have to function differently in some ways, but insisted it must continue to hold the government to account and legislate during a time of emergency.

Hancock also said health minister Nadine Dorries has done “exactly the right thing” in following official advice to self-isolate, with MPs wishing her well in her recovery after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus told reporters on Wednesday that the number of cases outside China has increased 13-fold in the past two weeks, and the number of affected countries has tripled.

He said individual countries could still change the course of the virus through their actions, but said the agency expected the number of deaths and affected countries to climb higher.

But Dr Tedros advised that despite the change in the language, WHO is still advising countries to remain in the containment phase.

Also on Wednesday, the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust said a patient in their 70s being treated for underlying health conditions had died after testing positive for Covid-19.

And the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said an elderly patient being treated for a number of serious underlying health conditions had also died.

It came as 53-year-old British woman was reported to have died from Covid-19 in Indonesia.

She was ill with other health conditions, including diabetes and lung disease, the Indonesian government said.

In other developments:

– A female patient with underlying health conditions became the first death linked to coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland

– England’s cricketers have been instructed not to sign autographs or pose for selfies with fans during their test tour of Sri Lanka, while Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Arsenal has been postponed as a “precautionary measure” over coronavirus fears

– Public Health England defended its decision not to test everyone with symptoms, saying it must focus on those at highest risk. The NHS intends to ramp up testing facilities

In Wednesday’s Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out plans for the health service in his Budget and pledged security and support for those who are sick and unable to work due to the spread of Covid-19.

THE RESEARCH PHASE Experts are researching the virus in a bid to reduce its impact. The work includes looking into new diagnostic tests, drugs to treat Covid-19, preventative vaccines, and coming up with the best course of care for people affected.

THE MITIGATE PHASE In the event of the coronavirus outbreak escalating, the response will be ramped up from ‘contain’ and ‘delay’ to ‘mitigate’. The last phase sets out plans to minimise the impact of the virus on society, public services and the economy. It details how the health and social care systems have ‘plans in place’ to ensure people receive essential care and support but ‘sometimes this might mean that other services are reduced temporarily’. Steps could include emergency services focusing on ‘critical functions’ such as police concentrating on responding to serious offences and maintaining public order if officer numbers drop. And in hospitals, retired NHS staff could be called ‘back to duty’.

Millions of firms ranging from factories, shops, cafes and hotels to builders, delivery drivers and the self-employed face losing lifeline income because of virus-related sickness, cancelled bookings and reduced sales.

They hoped to recoup losses by claiming under business protection insurance. But our probe found as many as two-thirds of Britain’s six million small businesses may not have the cover.

Worse still, those that do are being told they are unlikely to receive any compensation at all.

Small print and loopholes mean a firm only qualifies if the virus is found on site or within 25 miles.

It means many companies are better off having a coronavirus outbreak in their business.

Scenarios where compo will not be paid also include:

DROP in sales;

AXED bookings or jobs;

STAFF phoning in sick;

BILLS for recruiting temporary staff to cover those who self-isolate.

Small firms also fear they may have to foot the bill for the recent extension of statutory sick pay.

A report published before coronavirus even hit the UK saw a quarter admit they feared to go under by 2025.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak includes emergency measures on tackling the crisis week’s budget” there still not enough

Toby Harper, whose firm Harper James Solicitors supports more than 1,000 small firms, warned: “Many face a ticking time bomb that is becoming more volatile the longer this crisis goes on. It is vital for those who have pubs clubs restaurants the tourism industry travel industry tv airlines. and many other industries.

We need to stop panic buying too.

Boris Johnston should have followed Italy example Nicola sturgeon should place Scotland on lockdown she the first minster. This is time that she needs to show her metal,

Scotland voted to remain in the EU we leave and this happens.

It could mean elderly people being forced by law to stay inside and for people who are under 70 to travel to only travel to work if it cannot be closed 

“Lockdown” actually isn't a technical term used by public health officials, it is often referred to as “mass quarantines', where residents are forced or advised to stay at home.

Although the UK seems to be moving slower than other countries in its response to Covid-19, preventative measures have been put in place, with action plans ready to enforce if the situation gets worse.

With a major epidemic in the UK expected, the government is exploring ways to delay the spread of coronavirus and reduce the amount of people affected when the pandemic hits its peak.

England's education secretary will be meeting headteachers to discuss the next step for schools and the government have confirmed 0ver 70's will be told to stay home in the coming weeks.

Last week, Nicola Sturgeon revealed after a cobra meeting, attended by Boris Johnson, that the UK had moved from the delay to the contain phase as the situation remains to be closely monitored.

The government has said that during the delay phase:

• Anyone with flu-like symptoms should self isolate for seven days (a fever above 37.8C or a persistent cough)
• If someone in your home falls ill, the whole household will be told to stay home for 14 days
• Schools should not take trips abroad in Scotland schools to be shut by Friday

These steps are being implemented to hopefully, significantly reduce the number of infections and deaths by up to a third.

If the number of cases increase, new measures such as forcing people to stay in quarantine and troops being deployed to support emergency services could be introduced.

In addition to this, the UK, along with Japan, the eurozone, Canada, and Switzerland have joined forces with the US Central Bank to prevent coronavirus causing a global recession.

My worry is if London goes into lockdown, Londoners who own second homes and have family elsewhere within the UK will simply move to those destinations that will, in turn, spread the virus further and faster than anticipated.

In Milan, there was mass panic and a large number of people escaped and speared across Italy.

Italy phones are being monitored as 40% of the country population are nott following locked down

Interest rates have been cut to zero and a $700bn stimulus programme has been launched.

Doctor Li Wenliang, 34, who died from coronavirus in the early hours of Friday morning after first raising the alarm about the illness, had previously shared a letter from Wuhan police warning that if he 'refused to repent he would be punished'

He considered a hero.

Dr. Li Wenliang was an ophthalmologist at the hospital. His death has many up in arms about censorship from the Chinese government.

Dr. Li first tried to warn his peers about the virus, which he felt had similarities with the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) back in December, His online posts were censored by the government. Later, he and a number of others who publicly discussed the virus were detained for being “rumormongers.” Nothing that Li had warned about was incorrect, but the government was reportedly trying to downplay the severity of the virus.

After conflicting reports about his status, Li’s death was initially reported by two of his colleagues. Orthopedist Guan Hanfeng and university classmate Luo Yu revealed Li’s fate late Thursday. Later on, Wuhan Central Hospital confirmed Li had died.

The coronavirus is now a pandemic everyone out there loves to you all let's look after each other be kind we are one family sorry for my spelling its such hard time for anyone suffering mental health issues lets reaches out social media use if it good stop the hate lets spare a thought for those refugees stuck in tents camps on the sea we have a duty of care for our follow humans According to UNHCR, there are currently about 7,000 migrants in Bosnia, with the current crisis on the Greek-Turkish border expected to push thousands more over the border. Many are located in the camps of Tuzla, Bihac and Velika Kladusa, on the Croatian border, where they live in cramped conditions in abandoned buildings or disused train stations. The heavy snowfall in December and January has made conditions intolerable – all camp residents are living without electricity, heat or drinking water.

Bosnia has reported 24 cases of Covid-19 so far, 20 of them in the country’s other autonomous region, the Serb Republic.

Doctors say that if the virus spreads among migrants here, there is no capacity to contain it. They don’t have room to put place them under quarantine,’’ “They don’t have enough tests for their population, and they don’t have any for migrants. And really they don’t know if some of them have been infected or not.’’

I find it is very concerning that there are thousands of people across Europe who are extremely vulnerable to this epidemic, not only in refugee camps but spread out across the whole continent. .

I don't want any risk of stigmatised and pushed even further to the margins is increasing. If there is one thing that Covid-19 has shown us is that we’re all in this together. We need to make sure that they are protected People must be allowed to protect themselves and others no matter. I don't want to see people arming themselves. We all in this together .it's disgusting that you go online and you see people carrying over 40 for bacterial soap. Protect the weak the young the elderly those who are homeless refugees those with health concerns those who have a disability mental health issues.

The UK and the world should have followed Italy lead it has one of the world most famous CDC hospitals located in Milan.

We have to make sure our governments across Europe and us are facing place measures to protect refugees and migrants – in particular lone children from war-torn countries – as the coronavirus epidemic sees volunteer numbers plunge and many vital support services close.

Groups working with refugees and unaccompanied children in France and Greece I hope that Italy and the UK have implored the authorities in these countries to provide urgent help to refugees and unaccompanied minors, whom they say have been effectively abandoned by the authorities.

In France, a group of 24 organisations sent a letter to the French government and he implored them to provide urgent interventions to refugees and migrants in northern France.

lack of accommodation, cold, humidity, stress, fatigue, crowding together in light tents, daily expulsion from places of life, deplorable sanitary conditions.”

The groups say that, in the absence of any other protection measures, the state should provide accommodation and basic food distribution as well as access to hot water and soap to try to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus among the migrant community. We must all do this.

This is just like after the first world war with Spanish flu and just after world war 11

In Greece, organisations working with refugee children across Europe also wrote pressing for urgent action to support families and minors who have arrived in Greece in recent weeks.

 Migrants in the Moria camp on Lesbos in Greece make protective masks out of cotton.

The letter stresses that some children are not being properly registered and protected, and requests information on any preparations and protections around coronavirus that have been planned or put in place.

The groups, including the IRC, Human Rights Watch, and the Danish Refugee Council among others, also called for a raft of protective measures including an end to deportations and pressing forward with relocation and family reunion programmes for unaccompanied minors across Europe.

Across Europe, NGOs must be preparing for a situation in which staff and volunteers are unable to work because of sickness.

One charity in northern France they are losing desperately needed volunteers as the epidemic takes hold across the continent.

They have had a lot of cancellations with volunteers and that really scares these charities. They should use the army to help them but the refugees have no sanitation, they can’t wash their hands, they can’t shower.

There is a fear of an outbreak that would be devastate an already vulnerable population.

We should be worried about it, there are a lot of people whose health is not good and they are living outside. These people are suffering already from underlying lung issues, from exposure, tiredness, cold and they are obviously not able to self-isolate. Also our homeless here too and our refugees

Europe needs the big aid organisations here; the Red Cross

Day centres homeless shelters have been forced to close in recent days.

This is not on hundreds of people that are given somewhere warm and safe to stay for a few hours really have nobody to help them and nowhere to go,” NGOs would fill the gap, but now they cannot do this because their need to protect their volunteers and staff and limit the potential spread among people who are very vulnerable and have poor health.”

Impossible for some migrants and refugees in effectively self-isolate if they started feeling ill as they had nowhere to live and no way of getting food.

“They can’t even call the emergency services because to do that you need to be able to charge your phone and the only place they could do that was the day centres and services that have now been shut. in certain countries this is not on.

Open army barracks

Concerns over staff passing on the virus to vulnerable migrants is also an issue in Greece, where the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are already taking precautionary steps.

It is is a grave concern for us that they don’t expose the people we work with to the virus. They are massively vulnerable and have limited sanitation.

 There are approximately 7,000 migrants in camps without electricity, heat or drinking water on the Bosnian border says the UNHCR.

Across Greece Thay are all taking severe measures, they stay at home and places where people gather are closed. However, as humanitarian workers, it is their mandate to keep working so they have just stopped activities in closed places and we try to protect the vulnerable by stopping all group sessions.”

The health conditions in the lesbosare already dire. Last week Médecins Sans Frontières were forced to withdraw vital services when tensions on the island followed an increase in arrivals from Turkey particular concern is unaccompanied minors.

The situation of unaccompanied minors is extremely worrying for me. They have more than 5,000 in the country and around 1,000 in Lesbos. So many of these young people are living in precarious situations, in detention centres, in camps.”They are wearing gloves and doing everything they can to stop the infection spreading, I believe if They stopped altogether the situation would be much worse.

The new covid 19 is spreading fast. More than 204,200 people are known to be infected and over 8,200 deaths have been recorded - including 104 people in the UK who were diagnosed with the virus. 

While the outbreak started in China, deaths the bulk of are now outside the country and the virus is spreading internationally.

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause disease in animals. Seven, including the new virus, have made the jump to humans, but most just cause cold-like symptoms.

Two other coronaviruses – Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) –

The new virus, officially called Covid-19, is also dangerous - so far, around 20 per cent of confirmed cases have been classed as severe or critical. So far, around 15 to 20 per cent of hospital cases have been classed as "severe" and the current death rate varies between 0.7 per cent and 3.4 per cent depending on the location and, crucially, access to good hospital care.

This is much lower than fatality rates for Mers (30 per cent) and Sars (10 per cent), but still a significant threat.

China 81,102 deatth3,241

Italy 35,713 deaths 2,978

Iran17,361 deaths 1,135

Spain13,9106 deaths 23

Germany12,327 deaths 28

France 9,0521 deaths 75

South Korea8,413 deaths 84

USA7,769 deaths118

UK 2,626 deaths 104

Scientists in China believe that Covid-19 has mutated into two strains, one more aggressive than the other, which could make developing a vaccine more complicated.

The source of the coronavirus is believed to be a "wet market" in= Wuhan which sold both dead and live animals including fish and birds. 

Such markets pose a heightened risk of viruses jumping from animals to humans because hygiene standards are difficult to maintain. However, it has been wuhan . But, the bats carrying the disease were originally found in the Yunnan or Zhejiang province, more than 900km away from the seafood market

wild animal markets must be banned worldwide, warning that the sale of sometimes endangered species for human consumption is the cause both of the new coronavirus outbreak and other past epidemics.

The Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, which has been closed down as the source of the infection, had a wild animal section, where live and slaughtered species were on sale. An inventory list at the Da Zhong domestic and wild animals shop inside the market includes live wolf pups, golden cicadas, scorpions, bamboo rats, squirrels, foxes, civets, hedgehogs (probably porcupines), salamanders, turtles and crocodiles. not bats but there were bats in the wuhan albs In addition, it offered assorted parts of some animals, such as crocodile tail, belly, tongue and intestines.

After Sars – the severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2002-3 caused by a very similar coronavirus to the one currently in China – there was a temporary ban on the wild animal markets. Chinese scientists wrote papers on the risks of allowing people to trade and eat wild meat.

But the markets are operating again and are widespread across China, Vietnam and other parts of south-east Asia any stakeholders highlighting this risk,”

Ebola came from monkeys, infected by bats and eaten in the African bush by people in very poor villages. But in China, wild animal meat is not cheap. “These have now become luxury items,” It’s a perfect storm. There is a shift from subsistence hunting to feed your family – that might make your family sick but it doesn’t go anywhere else. Now, these animals are being sold into a multibillion-pound illegal trade, right up there with drugs. They cost more than livestock.

People who are interviewed say they prefer wild meat. Rich businessmen will take their colleagues to wildlife restaurants.”

Although the coronaviruses behind both Sars and Mers (Middle East respiratory syndrome) were traced eventually to bats, “It’s just that bats have been quite well studied,”

“An obvious candidate is wild rodent [such as bamboo rat] in the market. Hygiene levels are poor. They are cutting the throats of animals in front of people, so there will be a lot of blood everywhere. Don’t think these wild animals are being fed, but they might opportunistically be feeding on rodents in the market.”

Man’s destruction of the habitat of many wild species may be partly responsible, she added. Forests and other habitats are being cleared. Species that survive are moving and mixing with different animals and with humans.

In a paper published by the Royal Society in 2004, : “A major lesson from Sars is that the underlying roots of newly emergent zoonotic diseases may lie in the parallel bio-diversity crisis of massive species loss as a result of overexploitation of wild animal populations and the destruction of their natural habitats by increasing human populations.”

It is time to end the wildlife markets, The Chinese and surrounding countries need to make it a priority to reduce demand and reduce supply and close the wet markets down. How many warning shots do they need?

“People need to stop eating wildlife. The younger generation is already on board and various high-profile Chinese people have been saying it. It is the older generation. These markets are all over China and in Vietnam. It is not just Wuhan.”

Chinese scientists are also highlighting the problem. Zhang Jinshuo of the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was one of those who took part in the investigations into the source of Sars in 2003.

“We later published many papers and popular science articles, urging everyone to stop eating wild animals and not to have too close contact with wild animals. Only the health of wild animals and the health of ecosystems can [secure] human health,” he was reported as saying on the website of Pro-Med, the international society for infectious diseases.

The Wildlife Conservation Society is also calling for the closure of live animal markets that sell wildlife for human consumption. It called on governments to recognise them as a global public health threat and to strengthen enforcement against trafficking.

“If these markets persist, and human consumption of illegal and unregulated wildlife persists, then the public will continue to face heightened risks from emerging new viruses, potentially more lethal, and the source of future pandemic spread,” said Dr Christian Walzer, executive director of the WCS health programme.

“Poorly regulated live animal markets, where wild animals, farmed wildlife, and domestic animals are transported from across the regions and housed together to sell for human consumption provide ideal conditions for the emergence of new viruses that threaten human health, economic stability, and ecosystem health.”

There another wilder theory CORONAVIRUS may have originated from two labs conducting research on bats just metres away from the epicentre, one of which has experienced two previous cases of SARS outbreaks, a study has found. that one report

Officials say, of the 41 people first recorded in Wuhan, 27 of them had been to Huanan Seafood Market.

A new paper from the Beijing-sponsored South China University of Technology casts doubt on the government’s theory.

Chinese researchers Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao, wrote: “We screened the area around the seafood market and identified two laboratories conducting research on bat coronavirus. 

The paper went on to reveal a different theory on the origin of coronavirus.

It continued: “Surgery was performed on the caged animals and the tissue samples were collected for DNA and RNA extraction and sequencing.

"They were only 280 metres from the seafood market and the WHCDC was also adjacent to the Union Hospital where the first group of doctors were infected during this epidemic. 

“Within 280 metres of the market, there was the Wuhan Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, which hosted animals in laboratories for research purposes, one of which was specialised in pathogens collection and identification.

"It is plausible that the virus leaked around and some of them contaminated the initial patients in this epidemic, though solid proof is needed in future studies.”

The paper identified the second possible origin, before making a strong conclusion.

It finalised: “The second laboratory was 12 kilometres from the seafood market and belonged to Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 

“This laboratory reported that the Chinese horseshoe bats were natural reservoirs for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) which caused the 2002-3 pandemic.

“The principal investigator participated in a project which generated a chimeric virus using the SARS-CoV reverse genetics system and reported the potential for human emergence.

“A direct speculation was that SARS-CoV or its derivative might leak from the laboratory. 

“In summary, somebody was entangled with the evolution of 2019-nCoV coronavirus, the killer coronavirus probably originated from a laboratory in Wuhan

As confirmed cases of a novel virus surge around the world with worrisome speed, all eyes have so far focused on a seafood market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the outbreak. But a description of the first clinical cases published in The Lancet on Friday challenges that hypothesis.

The paper, written by a large group of Chinese researchers from several institutions, offers details about the first 41 hospitalized patients who had confirmed infections with what has been dubbed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In the earliest case, the patient became ill on 1 December 2019 and had no reported link to the seafood market, the authors report. “No epidemiological link was found between the first patient and later cases,” they state. Their data also show that, in total, 13 of the 41 cases had no link to the marketplace. “That’s a big number, 13, with no link,” says Daniel Lucey, an infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University.

Earlier reports from Chinese health authorities and the World Health Organization had said the first patient had onset of symptoms on 8 December 2019—and those reports simply said “most” cases had links to the seafood market, which was closed on 1 January.

The animal source of the latest outbreak has not yet been identified, but the original host is thought to be bats. Bats were not sold at the Wuhan market Hbut may have infected live chickens or other animals sold there. 

Bats are host to a wide range of virus Ebola, HIV and rabies.

It is impossible to say which way the disease will go but, on its current trajectory, it is likely to spread to more countries, affecting many more people. The number of cases is beginning to decrease in China but is climbing in the rest of the

Initial symptoms include fever, dry cough, tiredness and a general feeling of being unwell.

More than 204,200 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak started, and the death toll has exceeded 8,200. The majority of cases are now outside China, and the virus has spread to more than 100 other countries.

According to data from the Chinese authorities, around 80 per cent of cases of the disease are mild, but 20 per cent require hospitalisation, and the death rate has varied by country.

More than 2,626 people in the UK have tested positive for the virus so far.

An elderly person with underlying health issues became the first person in Britain to die having been diagnosed with the disease, Royal Berkshire NHS Trust confirmed on March 5. Since then, a total of 71 people have died. 

Police have been handed unprecedented powers to force those at risk of coronavirus into quarantine amid fears that two GPs may have passed the virus on to patients.

Everyone in the UK must now avoid visits to pubs, restaurants and “non-essential contact” with other people, Boris Johnson has said, as he implemented the biggest restriction of civil liberties “in peacetime”.

There is no specific treatment, although doctors are trialling existing drugs for viruses such as Ebola and HIV. Early results seem promising but, until full clinical trials have been concluded, doctors cannot be certain that the drugs are effective. 

Work to develop a vaccine is accelerating, but this work has been complicated by the virus mutating into a second strain.

Like cold and flu bugs, the virus is spread via droplets when a person coughs or sneezes. The droplets land on surfaces and are picked up on the hands of others and spread further. People catch the virus when they touch their infected hands to their mouth, nose or eyes.

It follows that the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself is keep your hands clean by washing them frequently with soap and water or a hand sanitising gel.

There is some debate about whether the disease is airborne – there is no evidence for it yet, but that could change. Airborne viruses linger for a longer period of time than those spread by droplets and can also be spread in air conditioning and ventilation systems. 

The current advice is that the disease can only be spread between close contacts – defined as spending more than 15 minutes within two metres of an infected person. scientists studying its genetic code have linked it to bats however bats are eaten in china. It probably then jumped to another animal, which passed it on to humans. 

The number of diseases crossing from animals to humans is growing, and teams of virus hunters are tracking them down

After first being reported in China, the disease is now in more than 100 countries around the world, spreading across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Italy has also seen a large number of cases, leading the authorities to a lockdown

The disease has also spread to the Middle East, with Iran particularly affected.

Sars and Mers are also coronaviruses which cause severe respiratory infections. They also originated in bats, Sars jumping to humans via civet cats and Mers coming via camels. 

Sars, first reported in China in 2002, spread to 27 countries, infecting around 8,000 people and killing 700. It spread quickly at first but then died out.

Mers, on the other hand, is more tenacious. It first emerged in Jordan in 2012 and about 2,500 cases have been identified so far. It is more deadly than Sars and has claimed about 850 lives in total. 

According to data on the first 44,000 cases released by the Chinese authorities, 80 per cent of cases are mild. 

In roughly 14 per cent of cases, the virus causes severe disease, including pneumonia, and shortness of breath. In about five per cent of patients, it is critical, leading to respiratory failure, septic shock and multiple organ failure.

According to the WHO, the death rate in Wuhan is two to four per cent, whereas in the rest of China and the world it is around 0.7 per cent. 

It is unclear why the death rate is higher in Wuhan, there a theory that related to bats and leak to a lab working on sars s. Men are more likely to have a severe form of the disease, as are people with underlying conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. 

The 1918 Spanish Influenza – or the H1N1 virus – remains the most devastating flu pandemic in modern history. The disease swept around the globe and is estimated to have caused between 50 and 100 million deaths.

A version of the same virus was also behind the 2009 swine flu outbreak, thought to have killed as many as 575,400 people. 

Other major influenza outbreaks include Asian flu in 1957, which led to roughly two million deaths, and Hong Kong flu, which killed one million people 11 years later. 

But coronavirus outbreaks have so far been far smaller. Sars eventually spread to 27 countries in total, infecting around 8,000 people and killing 700.

Yes – there are plenty of basic precautions you can take to protect yourself against catching respiratory viruses of this type.

I don't mean to offend but there no need to eat dogs cats horse or ponies or snakes or bats live wolf pups, golden cicadas, scorpions, bamboo rats, squirrels, foxes, civets, hedgehogs (probably porcupines), salamanders, turtles and crocodiles. not bats In addition, it offered assorted parts of some animals, such as crocodile tail, belly, tongue and intestines.

Im a vegan and animal lover

Chinese people have very different food habits or diets in different regions. For example, some Chinese in Guangdong province eat snakes and rats and others are not and can never accept that. Other food like cicadas, dogs, the penis of some animals, horseshoe crab the most used meat is pork

The Chinese government have banned most of this dish but how do you control and Police a vast Nation.

There a lot of animal lovers in china there are some who blame animals for diseases in China.

Drunken Shrimps

A popular traditional Chinese dish is Zui Xia, Drunken Shrimps. It is also possible to find it in some Chinese Restaurant in the United States. Freshwater shrimps are dipped in an alcoholic drink, usually baijiu. At the beginning, the shrimps try to jump around to escape and the consumers have to catch them.

Once intoxicated, the shrimps are easier to eat. They only die, finally, when being chewed.

Modified recipes are used in different parts of China. This dish is quite expensive because to serve the shrimps alive, it must be prepared quickly and chef must be skilful.The dish is banned in China, but it’s still possible to find it.

Dead and Alive Fish

Another popular alive food in China is Ying Yang Yu, Dead and Alive Fish because the fish’s body is rapidly deep-fried and served while the head, not fried, is still fresh and moving.

Snakes

Alive snake is a speciality of Chinese chefs.Also this dish is prepared very quickly so that the costumers can eat the snake meat when it still alive and moving. The chef, faster as he can, cut the head, remove the skin, removed the bowels, in such a way as to eliminate the parasites, cut the meat and serve the raw snake

Live Fresh Donkey

Not so popular in all China is to eat Huo Jiao Lu (活叫驴), Live Fresh Donkey. The animal has its legs tied and its body held down, while the chef cuts its body and serves the meat immediately to costumers. Some media reported that alive raw donkey meat could be sold from peddlers in Henan and Hubei even if the Chinese government banned it

Raw alive monkey brain

Raw alive monkey brain is a special dish affordable only by very rich people and is possible to order it only in Guangdong and, once, in Hong Kong. The chef puts a live monkey beneath a table with its head poking up through a hole, the costumers then eat its brains while it screams..This dish is very expensive. Sometimes costumers that order this dish want to prove their richness and bravery, but many can’ t swallow a single bite. The dish was banned in China

Baby Mice 三吱儿 

Newborn mice (San Zhi Er) are eaten alive with chopsticks and served in a spicy sauce. They are called “three squeaks babies” because they would scream three times: the first time when they are grabbed with the chopsticks, the second time when they are dipped in the sauce and the third final squeak inside the mouth of the customer. Also this dish has been banned in China.

wild animal markets must be banned worldwide, those restaurants that serve life wild animals should be banned worldwide.