Global concerns have also risen about the virus, with cases confirmed in more than 20 countries
The number of confirmed fatalities from China’s coronavirus outbreak rose to at least 560, after authorities in hardest-hit Hubei province reported 70 new deaths on February 6.
In its daily update, the health commission in Hubei also confirmed the number of confirmed infections in the outbreak has reached 28,018 nationwide with 3,694 new cases reported.
The epidemic, which has spiralled into a global health emergency, is believed to have emerged in December from a market that sold wild game in Hubei’s capital Wuhan.
Hu Lishan, an official in Wuhan, warned Wednesday that despite building a hospital from scratch and converting public buildings to accommodate thousands of extra patients, there was still a “severe” lack of beds in the region.
There was also a shortage of “equipment and materials,” he told reporters, adding that officials were looking to convert other hotels and schools in the city into treatment centres.
Where CORONA VIRUS ORIGINATE:
Chinese health authorities still examining the exact origin of the virus. But they believe that the virus has jumped from a seafood market in Wuhan, China where wildlife was also sold illegally. Also, the World Health Organization (WHO) states an animal species are the most primary sources to likely outbreak epidemic.
Six types of coronavirus are found that infect humans and many others that infect animals.
The coronavirus that causes disease in humans is found in two genera namely alphacoronaviruses (HCoV-229E, HCoV-NL63) and betacoronaviruses (HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-OC43, and the coronavirus associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)). In 2012, an additional novel betacoronavirus was identified that can cause human disease-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
Common human coronaviruses types are 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1 that usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illness like a common cold.
Symptoms of Coronavirus disease: Coronavirus Symptoms comprises fever, difficulty in breathing and cough, similar to several other respiratory illnesses, and can cause pneumonia. As of now, there is no prevention introduced by china’s health authorities but they have announced these symptoms to recognize the virus.
– Headache
– Runny Nose
– Cough
– Sore Throat
– Fever
– A general feeling of human unwell.
– Sneezing
– A rare cases of Fever
– Exacerbated asthma
– Fatigue
Sometimes it also causes pneumonia, bronchitis. It is common in people who have a weak immune system, in infants, older adults, etc.