Wednesday, February 26, 2020

A few details of the earliest COVID-19 patient in Wuhan

Reporter : Li Jin Lei
Editor : Yuan Qing Qing
Publisher : China News Service
Ref : http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/02-26/9105420.shtml
English Translation : Gan Yung Chyan
                                 / KUCINTA SETIA


On 26 February 2020, the online official account of Wuhan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government stated that the medical treatment team of Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters has responded with the following information from its inquiry system : 

The earliest patient with COVID-19 registered in Wuhan is by the surname of Chen, and his symptoms onset date is 8 December 2019. He was discharged after being treated by the hospital. The patient lives in a community in Wuchang and has denied visiting Wuhan Huanan Seafood Market.



StayGate's Notes:
No further details of the patient and hospital are available.

China media have been investigating the identity of patient zero as the patient is critical to understanding the transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus) and origin of COVID-19 (the disease).

On 23 February 2020, China media revealed that Wuhan Huanan Seafood Market is not the origin of the disease, based on the scientific research study of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden under the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Ref : Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden analyzes the evolution and spread of SARS-COV-2 based on genome-wide data

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