Originally Posted by
mattyj
so it’s a flu like virus that causes pneumonia type symptoms, has killed in 3/222 known cases, originates in a northern hemisphere (winter - flu season) city and is thought to come from a fish market??
It also has fairly limited human-human transmission..
I’ll keep an eye out..thanks for the heads up
With due respect these types of virus can as we know transit via sick pax on long haul flights - BBC UK Headliner today
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51202216
The UK is expected to begin monitoring flights arriving from China, as part of a series of precautionary measures after the spread of a new coronavirus.
The measures, set to be announced later, will apply to flights from Wuhan to London
According to government sources, Public Health England will upgrade the risk to the UK population
Chinese authorities have advised people to stop travel into and out of Wuhan, the city at the heart of the outbreak.
They also admitted the country is now at the "most critical stage" of prevention and control.
Let us hope the risk remains Low....