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The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen and spread across the globe. While public health officials and governments have been successful in keeping people from panicking, there is a palpable resignation growing.
Here are some of the latest developments:
#ChinaToday in case you missed it
– At least 543 coronavirus cases diagnosed in China, 17 dead https://t.co/aa5Tn5hf5L
– Xi, Macron exchange Chinese New Year wishes https://t.co/49Y7gmOMNl
– Xi, Merkel pave new path for 2020 https://t.co/m1GEQjkaoO pic.twitter.com/ARduyiJudU— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) January 22, 2020
The numbers kept growing in real time, rending tallies outdated within hours.
544 confirmed virus cases now in China https://t.co/IFWALdMCJf
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) January 22, 2020
Reports continues to show infections were not only growing but expanding geographically.
China virus update: Another nine cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Guangdong, taking the total in the province to 26. More than half of the cases are in Shenzhen, the city on the border with Hong Kong. https://t.co/a4zSRxIojZ (link in Chinese)
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) January 22, 2020
It was only a matter of time until Hong Kong had its first case.
BREAKING: First case of SARS-like virus in Hong Kong – source https://t.co/m9CQFklsJx
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) January 22, 2020
The patient travelled with four family members to Hong Kong on Tuesday, and the four did not show any symptoms – Gov.
The four stayed at the Empire Hotel on Kimberley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, before flying to Manila on Cebu Pacific flight 5J111 on Wednesdayhttps://t.co/ih6BXoYTj4
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) January 22, 2020
The male patient had positive results to primary test and his four family members flew on 5J11 of Cebu Pacific Air to Malaysia.
The four stayed overnight in Empire Hotel Kowloon – Tsim Sha Tsui on Jan 21 and arrived in Manila at 1.21pm on Jan 22.— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 22, 2020
Authorities were stuck chasing down infected travellers from country to country.
Hong Kong official says people who sat near person infected with virus on train will be "sent to quarantine camps"
(from South China Morning Post) pic.twitter.com/VJ9jOqlsVj
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) January 22, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has begun to take its toll on organized events such as sports.
The Olympic boxing qualifying tournament for Tokyo 2020 has been canceled due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, and the Olympic qualifying for women's football has been moved out of Wuhan https://t.co/nYw2R92nh3
— CNN International (@cnni) January 22, 2020
Macau also reported its first case.
Lei Chin Lon, Macau's health bureau chief said the woman was tested positive to coronavirus and showed pneumonia symptoms. Lei said #WuahnPneumonia patients might not show symptom of fever and the woman just began to have fever.
— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 22, 2020
Some people on Twitter continues to express frustration with China’s handling of the epidemic.
I’m not fear mongering. But a few of my friends in China say the numbers of those affected with the Corona Virus are in the Thousands not hundreds. But their Government is trying to keep it quiet
— Scott Redler (@RedDogT3) January 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/rstintegrity1/status/1220042338552160258?s=19and
As always, citizens of the Twitterverse didn’t hold back.
me with every new Wuhan coronavirus update pic.twitter.com/GgldciySZp
— clara rehmann (@ramencult) January 22, 2020
Let’s be careful out there, people.
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