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Hong Kong finds coronavirus in pet dog samples, unclear if infected @ 2020-02-28T16: Back Hot News
Keyword:in Hong Kong tests positive positive for for coronavirus
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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED LAWMAKERS FOR EMERGENCY FUNDING TO COMBAT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS -- $1.25 BILLION IN NEW FUNDING AND ANOTHER $1.25 BILLION SHIFTED FROM EXISTING FUNDING PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FOR OTHER REASONS, INCLUDING SOME DESIGNATED TO DEAL WITH THE EBOLA VIRUS. HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, ALONG WITH OTHER DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS, HAS CRITICIZED THE REQUEST AS BEING TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.
CURRENT TESTS FOR SARS-COV-2, THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19, LOOK FOR GENETIC MATERIAL OF THE VIRUS, FOR INSTANCE IN SALIVA OR NASAL, ORAL, OR ANAL SWABS, USING THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR). THEY HAVE ONE HUGE DRAWBACK: THEY ONLY GIVE A POSITIVE RESULT WHEN THE VIRUS IS STILL PRESENT. THE TESTS CAN』T IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO WENT THROUGH AN INFECTION, RECOVERED, AND CLEARED THE VIRUS FROM THEIR BODIES.
A WOMAN IN HER 40S LIVING IN JAPAN TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS FOR A SECOND TIME ON WEDNESDAY, LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS AFTER RECOVERING FROM HER FIRST INFECTION.
ANYONE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS, EVEN IF MILD, AFTER TRAVELLING FROM MAINLAND CHINA, THAILAND, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA OR MACAU, IS ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS AND CALL THE NHS 111 PHONE SERVICE.
A PET DOG IN HONG KONG HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. STAFF FROM THE AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT PICKED UP THE DOG FROM A RESIDENTIAL FLAT AND PUT IT INTO QUARANTINE FOR TESTING.
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"ISRAEL'S CITIZENS, I ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION. WE WILL SEND MAGEN DAVID PARAMEDICS TO THE HOMES OF ALL THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND HAVE DEVELOPED CORONAVIRUS TO GET THEM TESTED FOR THE VIRUS. WE ARE THE FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TAKING SUCH MEASURES. THIS INNOVATION CAN HALT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE," NETANYAHU SAID. (HAARETZ)
"I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE IT A FEW MORE DAYS TO DETERMINE IF THAT'S REAL OR IF THAT'S THE VARIABILITY THAT YOU GENERALLY SEE," FAUCI, A MEMBER OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE, SAID ON "CLOSING BELL." FAUCI, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, WAS REFERENCING REPORTS TUESDAY THAT THE NUMBER OF NEW DAILY CASES IN CHINA FELL BELOW 2,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JAN. 30.
"FOR THE REMAINING 10, THEY WILL BE PERMITTED TO DISEMBARK THE SHIP AS PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THEIR EMPLOYER AFTER THEY TEST NEGATIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, BE SUBJECTED TO A FURTHER 14-DAY QUARANTINE IN JAPAN, THEN FURTHER TESTED THEREAFTER TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE CLEARED FOR TRAVEL.
CHINA'S RELEASE OF THE SPEECH IS AN APPARENT EFFORT TO MITIGATE PUBLIC ANGER OVER THE HANDLING OF THE OUTBREAK, AND SHOW THAT XI HAS LED THE BATTLE AGAINST THE EPIDEMIC — INCLUDING QUARANTINING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN HUBEI, THE PROVINCE AT THE EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT A PATIENT THAT HAD DISEMBARKED IN HONG KONG HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, WHICH THEN STARTED A QUARANTINE PERIOD ONBOARD THE SHIP, WHICH ENDED OFFICIALLY LAST WEEK.
THE ORIGINAL CDC TEST RELIED ON THREE 「PRIMER」 SETS, SMALL SNIPPETS OF DNA THAT MATCH THE UNIQUE SEQUENCES OF THE CORONAVIRUS, TO CHECK FOR ITS PRESENCE IN A PATIENT SWAB SAMPLE. LABS WIDELY FOUND THE THIRD PRIMER IN THE TEST KIT DID NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS. ON WEDNESDAY, THE CDC GAVE PERMISSION FOR LABS FINDING THE OTHER TWO PRIMERS RELIABLE TO PROCEED BY THROWING OUT THE THIRD ONE. BUT THE NEW YORK LABS AND A FEW OTHERS HAVE CLAIMED THAT THE FIRST PRIMER WAS ALSO UNRELIABLE.
SIX MORE PEOPLE IN HONG KONG TESTED POSITIVE FOR NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFECTION, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE CITY TO 91, THE CENTRE FOR HEALTH PROTECTION (CHP) UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...
"I HAD CALLED FOR MILLION-MAN PROTESTS AND SIT-INS AGAINST SECTARIAN POWER-SHARING AND TODAY I FORBID YOU FROM THEM FOR YOUR HEALTH AND LIFE, FOR THEY ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN ANYTHING ELSE," HE SAID IN A STATEMENT.
FEAR OF TRAVELING BUT ISN'T A COVERED REASON TO CANCEL A FLIGHT OR TRIP, ALTHOUGH SOME AIRLINES, INCLUDING JETBLUE, HAVE STARTED TO WAIVE CANCELLATION OR REBOOKING FEES, SHE SAYS. U.S. AIRLINES ALSO SUSPENDED FLIGHTS TO MAINLAND CHINA AND HONG KONG. POPULAR AIRLINES INCLUDING DELTA AND UNITED AIRLINES HAVE STARTED TO WAIVE RESCHEDULING OR CANCELLATION FEES TO SOUTH KOREA.

 

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