Scientists have produced evidence that the pandemic virus is 'uniquely adapted to infect humans', raising fresh questions over whether its origins were natural or could have occurred in a laboratory.
Where did the Coronavirus 19 Originate from? and anything relative to the virus.
Where did the Coronavirus 19 originate from? and anything relative to the virus.
Coronavirus is 'uniquely adapted to infect humans': Top vaccine scientist says it could only have come from an animal through a 'freak of nature' - and the possibility it leaked from Wuhan lab MUST be investigated
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I see they are using the seawater to turn it to fresh for the ship to use -- Good luck with that as Japan are STILL to this day and since it happened in 2011 emptying the radiated water AND soil etc into the sea there -- so the seawater will be fully contaminated I also noted that Japan was offering very cheap flights -- $150 once again.
Passengers Quarantined on Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Off Japan
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Feb. 5, 2020Updated 6:22 p.m. ET
TOKYO — Around 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible.
While the infected patients were transferred by Japan's coast guard to hospitals on the mainland, the remainder of the passengers and crew on board the Carnival Corp ship were placed in quarantine.
"I want to take sufficient care of the health of passengers and crew and make every effort to prevent the spread of the virus," Japan Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters in Tokyo.
The decision meant that passengers on Carnival's Diamond Princess, which had arrived back in Yokohama on Monday after a 14-day round trip, will now spend another two weeks on the ship off Yokohama port near Tokyo.
Passengers on the ship took to social media to detail their predicament, posting photos of officials in masks and gowns conducting health checks, room service meals, empty corridors, and a barren deck.
British passenger David Abel said all passengers were confined to their cabins on Wednesday morning, with staff delivering food room-by-room.
Unlock more free articles.Create an account or log in"The challenging situation for me is that I'm an insulin dependent diabetic," Abel said in a video taken in his cabin and posted to his Facebook page, adding that regular and timed food intake was a key part of managing his condition.
"We don't have a choice in what we can eat, the announcement recently was that they're starting on the bottom deck and working their way up - I'm on the ninth deck."
"This is not a good situation for me as a diabetic and I'm certain that there are many, many more diabetics on the ship."
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Another passenger, using the handle @daxa_tw, tweeted that he was "hearing from many sides that people are troubled and uneasy."
The cruise ship was caught up in the global coronavirus epidemic after an 80-year-old Hong Kong man, who joined for part of the 14-day cruise, tested positive for the virus after disembarking in Hong Kong on Jan. 25. The man had joined a shore excursion in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22, local media reported.
Everyone on board on the ship since Monday had received initial health screening, Kato said on Wednesday, a process that identified 273 people for testing. Of that smaller group, 31 results had been received so far, revealing the 10 confirmed cases.
Kato said that officials would continue to monitor the remaining passengers and crew for the potential development of symptoms, suggesting that more test samples could be taken.
None of the 10 infected people - three each from Japan and Hong Kong, two Australians, one American and one Filipino crew member - had severe symptoms, public broadcaster NHK reported.
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In an effort to soothe quarantined passengers, Carnival's Princess Cruises said they would receive free internet and telephone services "in order to stay in contact with their family and loved ones, and the ship's crew is working to keep all guests comfortable."
The ship would go out to sea to perform "normal marine operations", it added, including the production of fresh water, before receiving food and other supplies from Yokohama.
Carnival said that passengers trapped on the Diamond Princess would receive both a full refund and a future cruise credit. It canceled another two cruises that had been scheduled for the same ship to leave Yokohama on Feb. 4 and Feb. 12.
Not all passengers were overly concerned about the major change to the itinerary. American Ashley Rhodes-Courter posted a text message exchange on Instagram with her parents, Gay and Phil Courter, who are on board the ship.
The couple joked that "the food is great, the staff is in good spirits and we're all in the same boat .. Plus they have not run out of some great pinot noir."
(This story corrects cruise schedules in paras 4, 11 and 18)
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim, Chris Gallagher, Linda Sieg, Ju-min Park, Ritsuko Ando; editing by Jane Wardell)
Tencent, a multinational tech conglomerate, reportedly listed figures for the coronavirus on Saturday showing that more than 154,000 were infected and a death toll of 24,589 - more than ten times and 80 times the official figures respectively. The figures posted included 79,808 suspected cases - four times the official numbers - and the number of cured cases as 269, rather than 351
Royal Caribbean Cruises bans Chinese passport holders as coronavirus infections increase
The US-based Royal Caribbean Cruises issued a statement saying: "Any guests holding a Chinese, Hong Kong or Macau passport, regardless of when they were there last, will not be allowed to board our ships." The company said that would last through February. Source.
Yes ... hard to get up-to-date statistics but found this. However it doesn't mention how many in certain categories were virus related deaths.
"Diarrhea may be a secondary path of transmission for the novel coronavirus, scientists said Friday following the publication of the latest study reporting patients with abdominal symptoms and loose stool.
The primary path is believed to be virus-laden droplets from an infected person’s cough, though researchers in early cases have said they focused heavily on patients with respiratory symptoms and may have overlooked those linked to the digestive tract.
A total of 14 out of 138 patients (10 percent) in a Wuhan hospital who were studied in the new paper by Chinese authors in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) initially presented with diarrhea and nausea one or two days prior to development of fever and labored breathing."
Medical experts say the novel coronavirus can alo be spread through the eyes
"An Australian child has fallen ill with suspected coronavirus while being held in quarantine on Christmas Island.
The youngster is now being tested for the deadly disease after developing flu-like symptoms.
Samples were sent to the Australian mainland yesterday for urgent tests, as the child's family face a anxious wait.
Results are expected to be available within the next 24-48 hours."
A family of evacuees are seen at the detention centre on Christmas Island (pictured) where a child has showed worrying flu-like symptoms
Mr Binskin uploaded another picture of on his bed enjoying his wine with the caption 'happy hour drone wine, going troppo'
An Australian couple stuck on board a cruise ship in Japan have had two cases of wine delivered by drone.
The Diamond Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, was quarantined on Monday upon arriving at Yokohama.
Had to chuckle at this news!
Where there is a will there is a way!
I am just wondering how do they confirm that a person has the virus? Do they lab test every person's blood? That is a lot of man hours in the lab and a lot of staff needed. Makes me wonder if the diagnosis is correct on so many people. Sadly read today that the Chinese government is also ordering the disposal of pets.
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/chinese-citizens-being-ordered-to-dispose-pets-even-though-it-has-no-connection-to-coronavirus/