initial reporting of coronavirus in india

corona virus

1. Coronavirus

2. What is corona virus?????? Core of genetic material Protein spikes Severe illness SARS- CoV MERS- CoV SARS-CoV2

3. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV2)

4. Identification of a new virus In December 2019, Wuhan,China 31/12/2019: China CDC dispatched a rapid response team 27/12/2019: 3 patients admitted to hospital 30/01/2020:Public health emergency of International concern 11/02/2020: COVID-19

5. Signs and symptoms

6. Management

7. Specific anti SARS-CoV2 treatment Zhang, L., & Liu, Y. (2020). Potential Interventions for Novel Coronavirus in China: A Systemic Review. Journal of Medical Virology. doi:10.1002/jmv.25707  Controlled trial of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir has been launched (ChiCTR2000029308). Wang et al. A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern.Lancet 395:470-473 Convalescent plasma therapy

8. Global burden of the disease A study published in The Lancet estimated that, on average, every infected individual is infecting 2·68 additional individuals.

9. WHO Situation Report

10. Situation in India A total of 2,722 suspected cases have been tested and three confirmed cases have been reported in India. All 3 are in the state from kerala had a history of travel from china https://ncdc.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=127&lid=432

11. The evacuation of 324 Indian citizens from Wuhan in a special Air India flight on 31 January 2020. Second batch of passengers evacuated on 01/02/2020 India evacuated 647 people

12. Misinformation

13. Eyes of darkness : prediction of corona virus in 1981 Wuhan-400 : human made biological weapon 100% mortality rate

14. Conclusion Spread from China to 29 countries “ More than 80% of patients with covid-19 have a mild disease and will recover and it is fatal in 2% of reported cases” - Tedros Adhanom Be Alert. Not Anxious. Be Cautious

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