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The First Case Of Coronavirus In The UAE Has Been Detected

by Vaishnavi Venkataraman
The First Case Of Coronavirus In The UAE Has Been Detected

And sadly, it’s made its way into the UAE too! The Ministry of Health and Community Protection has confirmed that a case has been detected in the UAE. Reports suggest that it was a family who entered the UAE from Wuhan. The ministry further mentioned in a statement that the health of those infected is stable and under observation.

The Coronavirus breakout in China has put the city on high alert. The disease, causing pneumonia-like symptoms has rapidly spread, infecting more than 2740 people and killing 80. Beijing has quarantined 18 major cities and put more than 56 million people on lockdown. Disneyland, movie theatres, McDonald’s and even the Great Wall of China have been clamped down, to stop the spread of the deadly new communicable virus. So here’s everything you need to know about the coronavirus.

What Is It?

Coronavirus is a family of virus that causes illnesses from a common cold to more severe diseases. Symptoms include fatigue, fever, sore throat, dry cough and later develop into severe respiratory diseases. Coronaviruses are transmitted between animals and people. It’s currently named 2019-nCoV and has not been previously identified in humans. The infection is believed to have started at a seafood market located in the Central Chinese city of Wuhan. Some people working at the wet market were one of the earliest victims of the coronavirus infection which broke out between December 12th to 29th 2019.

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Wet markets put live and dead animals and humans in very close constant contact. The Wuhan market which is now shut down used to sell different animals like snakes, marmots, poultry and even exotic animals like bats and reptiles. The exact animal source responsible for this outbreak is not yet identified, but research papers indicate that bats and snakes might be the culprits.

How Many People Have Been Infected?

The virus has spread rapidly. The outbreak in China happened in mid-December, and within a month two people died and 40 cases were identified. As of today, the death toll stands at 80 with more than 2300 cases. Even though the outbreak is rampant in China but the cases are fast-moving and have been found in countries like France, the UK, Australia, Macau, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan and Hong Kong. As on January 26th, the virus has spread globally.

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