China has closed 13 of the cities due to the coronavirus, and a possible cause of the epidemic called snakes

who Experts decided not to declare a state of emergency on a world scale.

For several days Now the world is closely watching the news about the new coronavirus from China. Just a few days ago, we broke about the outbreak 2019-nCoV in Wuhan, however, the situation changes every day. New data on the number of infected people not only in China but also in other countries of the world arrive almost every hour. The world Health Organization (who) held a second emergency meeting during which it was decided not to declare a state of emergency due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Meanwhile, Chinese scientists have conducted a study according to which the source of the coronavirus are the snakes. However, the work raised questions from a large number of scientists.

What's happening in China and in the world right now?

As writes who Director-General Dr. T. A. Ghebreyesus, experts and scholars serious about what is happening in China. On 22 and 23 January held an emergency meeting of the who in which the decision to declare a state of emergency was not accepted, as at the moment, 2019-nCoV is known very little. An emergency situation exists , but the global threat now, not talking. The specialists who were sent to China for joint cooperation with Chinese scientists and gather more information.

Meanwhile, the Chinese government on the morning of 23 January actually closed on quarantine city of Wuhan, which is considered the epicentre of the outbreak of coronavirus. In Wuhan, there are at least 11 million people, all flights to and from abroad cancelled, residents are not allowed to travel, public transport has stopped message, and the city started to panic, as frightened residents emptied store shelves. Already on the evening of 23 January it became known about the second closed Huanggang city, a population of 7.5 million people. Writes , in the third city of Ezhou railway stations closed, and in the cities Xiantao and Chibi is limited public transport. China also officially abolished the celebration of the New year according to the lunar calendar. Traditionally, the Christmas holiday, millions of Chinese citizens are traveling across the country and beyond to meet my family.

DPS Officer measures the temperature of the drivers in Wuhan (China)

The Morning of 24 January, citing local media, Interfax on closing, in addition to Wuhan, another 12 cities. While the exact list is not disclosed.

Currently officially known about the 25 dead and more than 800 infected. About the cases reported by the authorities in Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, USA, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Macau. In some European countries, were hospitalized patients with suspected . Professor Neil Ferguson, an expert in mathematical biology at Imperial College London, told journalists that deaths from the new strain of coronavirus “is about the same as during the epidemic of Spanish influenza in 1918”, and the maximum number of infected people could reach 10 thousand people.

What is precisely known about the new coronavirus?

Doctors have confirmed that the 2019-nCoV is much more contagious than previously thought, and can be transferred to a third party with a simple cough or sneeze. Transmission to a third party means that the virus has overcome a barrier and is no longer passed through animals. Airborne type of transmission, however, may not be the only. During the second emergency meeting of who experts said that currently about the virus very little is known in this regard, including distribution methods. Concern about the rapid mutation 2019-nCoV previously expressed by officials of the PRC, however, confirm this at the moment.

Can a snake be a source of coronavirus?

Scientists are trying to identify animals, which probably started the epidemic. In a controversial study, published in the evening of 22 January in the journal , a team of researchers from China claims that the cause of an outbreak of coronavirus steel snake. The scientists analyzed and compared the genetic sequence of 2019-nCoV and all other known coronaviruses. According to the researchers, the accumulation of snakes in one place could be the most likely reservoir of wildlife for the new coronavirus. But many scientists are skeptical of that claim.

Researchers doubt that the source of the coronavirus are snakes

Writes , at the moment there is no evidence that such can infect other species, except mammals and birds. Science is not aware of any cases of infection with reptiles and snakes in particular any subtype of coronavirus.

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What you need to do to not get sick?

Precautions to be taken in case you are planning to travel abroad or have recently returned from China. In the official published card recommendations. So, during the flight should not come into contact with people who have symptoms of SARS, wash your hands often or use alcohol gel/antiseptic hand wipes, and try not to touch your face with your hands. If you finditself, fever, cough and shortness of breath, experts recommend to immediately seek medical attention and tell doctors about the countries you've visited recently.

Coronavirus treatment

Meanwhile, Chinese doctors have managed to develop an effective method of treatment of pneumonia, the source of which was a new coronavirus. We are talking about extracorporeal oxygenation, in simple words, the blood oxygen saturation. The patient is a 53-year-old resident of Hubei province. January 1, he felt unwell, went to the doctors. His body temperature was for several days at around 39 degrees, and conventional therapy does not give positive results. Since the light-men were affected by the virus, they are connected to the machine extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, after which the health of the patient improved. If repeat sampling of the virus are found, the man will be discharged.

Researchers from around the world are closely watching and trying to learn more about . The Chinese authorities, in turn, are doing everything they can to prevent the further spread of 2019-nCoV, so no reason to panic at the moment. We will remind that Russia has not recorded any case of coronavirus.