{"id":54357,"date":"2020-01-30T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54357"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:53:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:23:06","slug":"7-pm-china-has-responded-promptly-but-its-efforts-may-have-come-a-bit-too-late-on-novel-coronavirus30th-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/7-pm-china-has-responded-promptly-but-its-efforts-may-have-come-a-bit-too-late-on-novel-coronavirus30th-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"7 PM |China has responded promptly, but its efforts may have come a bit too late: On novel Coronavirus|30th January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Context:\n<\/strong>Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More\nin news:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 31 December 2019, WHO was alerted to\nseveral cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The virus\ndid not match any other known virus. This raised concern because when a virus\nis new, we do not know how it affects people.<\/li><li>One week later, on 7 January, Chinese\nauthorities confirmed that they had identified a new virus. The new virus is\na&nbsp;coronavirus, which is a family of viruses that include the common cold,\nand viruses such as&nbsp;SARS&nbsp;and&nbsp;MERS. This new virus was\ntemporarily named \u201c2019-nCoV.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coronaviruses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family\nof viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe\ndiseases such as&nbsp;Middle East Respiratory Syndrome\n(MERS-CoV)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-6.jpg?resize=352%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Infographic showing the symptoms of the coronavirus\" class=\"wp-image-54364\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A novel coronavirus (nCoV)&nbsp;is a new\nstrain that has not been previously identified in humans. This new virus is\ntemporarily named \u201c2019-nCoV.\u201d<\/li><li>Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they\nare transmitted between animals and people.<\/li><li><strong>Symptoms:\n<\/strong>Common\nsigns of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of\nbreath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia,\nsevere acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Prevention:<\/strong>\nStandard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand\nwashing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking\nmeat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory\nillness such as coughing and sneezing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Severe\nacute respiratory syndrome (SARS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)\nis a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated\ncoronavirus (SARS-CoV). <\/li><li>SARS was first reported in Asia in\nFebruary 2003. Over the next few months, the illness spread to more than two\ndozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the\nSARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained.&nbsp;<\/li><li>In general, SARS begins with a high\nfever (temperature greater than 100.4\u00b0F. Other symptoms may include headache,\nan overall feeling of discomfort, and body aches.&nbsp;<\/li><li>After 2 to 7 days, SARS patients may\ndevelop a dry cough. Most patients develop pneumonia.<\/li><li>The main way that SARS seems to spread\nis by close person-to-person contact. The virus that causes SARS is thought to\nbe transmitted most readily by respiratory droplets (droplet spread) produced\nwhen an infected person coughs or sneezes.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Middle\nEast respiratory syndrome (MERS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)\nis a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (Middle East\nrespiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS\u2010CoV) that was first identified in\nSaudi Arabia in 2012.<\/li><li>Typical MERS symptoms include fever,\ncough and shortness of breath. Pneumonia is common, but not always present.\nGastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhoea, have also been reported.<\/li><li>Although most of human cases of MERS-CoV\ninfections have been attributed to human-to-human infections in health care\nsettings.<\/li><li>The route of transmission from animals\nto humans is not fully understood, but dromedary camels are the major reservoir\nhost for MERS-CoV.<\/li><li>Since 2012, 27 countries have reported\ncases of MERS including Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, China, Egypt, France,\nGermany, Greece, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,\nMalaysia, the Netherlands, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Kingdom\nof Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United\nKingdom, United States, and Yemen. Approximately 80% of human cases have been\nreported by Saudi Arabia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comparison\nbetween SARS, MERS and 2019-nCoV:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Place\nof Origin: <\/strong>SARS outbroke in late 2002 and originated from\nBeijing, China and later spread to 29 countries while MERS in 2012 outbroke in\nMiddle east region primarily affecting Saudi Arabia. 2019-nCoV originated in\nWuhan City, Hubei Province of China.<\/li><li><strong>Contagiousity:\n<\/strong><\/li><li>The&nbsp;attack\nrate&nbsp;or&nbsp;transmissibility&nbsp;(how rapidly the disease spreads) of a\nvirus is indicated by its reproductive number (Ro,\npronounced&nbsp;R-nought&nbsp;or&nbsp;r-zero), which represents the average\nnumber of people who will catch the disease from a single infected person.<\/li><li>According\nto Preliminary studies, for the Wuhan Coronavirus, this parameter is estimated\nto be between&nbsp;2.0 and 3.1.<\/li><li>The\nWHO noted on January 23 that human-to-human transmission was occurring and a\npreliminary Ro estimate of 1.4-2.5.<\/li><li>The\nRo for the common flu is 1.3 and for SARS it was 2.0.<\/li><li><strong>Fatality\nrate:<\/strong><\/li><li>According\nto WHO, the novel coronavirus case&nbsp;fatality rate&nbsp;is currently\nestimated at around&nbsp;2%. Fatality rate can change as a virus can mutate,\naccording to epidemiologists.<\/li><li>For\ncomparison,&nbsp;the case fatality rate with seasonal flu is less than 0.01%.\nSARS had a fatality rate of 9.6% while MERS had a fatality rate of 34.4%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global\nimpact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-6.jpg?resize=347%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Map: How the virus has spread in China\" class=\"wp-image-54365\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Impact on Airline industry: <\/strong>The\n2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, or&nbsp;Wuhan coronavirus) has spread\nto&nbsp;21 countries&nbsp;and territories worldwide, with&nbsp;7,848 confirmed cases&nbsp;and&nbsp;170\ndeaths&nbsp;as of January 30, 2020. This has resulted into travel advisories\nfrom various countries impacting the airline connectivity to the region. With China placing formal travel\nrestrictions on tens of millions of people, and millions more around the world\nevaluating the potential exposure to the virus, economic impacts from the\noutbreak will extend beyond China\u2019s borders. <\/li><li><strong>Quarantining\ncities: <\/strong>Wuhan\n(the city where the virus originated) is the largest city in Central China,\nwith a population of over 11 million people. The city, On January 23, shut down\ntransport links. The effectiveness of mass quarantines is questionable, as they\nmay accelerate transmission by concentrating populations. Quarantines can also foster&nbsp;opposition&nbsp;to\ngovernment officials, as citizens struggle to access food and other basic\nsocial services.<\/li><li><strong>Impact\non Chinese Economy: <\/strong>According to&nbsp;Reuters, the 2002-2003\nSARS epidemic shaved off a little more than one percent of China\u2019s gross\ndomestic product.&nbsp;The impact of 2019-nCoV depends on whether the virus is\ncontained or if it turns into a full-blown pandemic, but at a minimum, there\nwill be a substantial hit to China\u2019s 2020 growth prospects.<\/li><li><strong>Impact\non global economy:<\/strong> The Eurasia Group estimates that a\nshock similar in magnitude to the 2003 SARS outbreak would lower global growth\nby 0.25-0.35 percentage points this year.<\/li><li><strong>US-China\nTrade deal: <\/strong><\/li><li>A&nbsp;recent\ntrade deal between Beijing and Washington&nbsp;could suffer \u201ccollateral damage\u201d\nif the spread of coronavirus in China causes prolonged demand disruption. China\nhas committed to 88.3% increase in imports of manufactured goods from the U.S.\nin 2021 versus 2017. A prolonged demand interruption could make delivering\nthose targets more difficult.<\/li><li>China,\nin the&nbsp;deal signed on January 15, promised to buy at least an additional\nUS$12.5 billion worth of US farm products in 2020 and at least US$19.5 billion\nin 2021 over the 2017 level of US$24 billion. <\/li><li>Agricultural\nproducers have grown worried China\u2019s demand will temporarily suffer as the\ngovernment has quarantined cities in a bid to contain the coronavirus. Delays\nor reductions in&nbsp;<\/li><li>China\u2019s\nplanned purchases &nbsp;could put more pressure on US farm incomes that\nsuffered during the countries\u2019 bruising trade war.<\/li><li>The increased uncertainty is playing out\nin financial markets, with all major U.S. stock indices losing ground.<\/li><li>Geopolitically, the worsening crisis is\nby definition far more challenging than what was faced during the 2014-2015\nEbola outbreak in West Africa and the more recent outbreak in the Democratic\nRepublic of the Congo. This crisis runs headlong into considerations of\nsuperpower rivalry and pride.<\/li><li>China, the United States, other major\npowers and neighboring states, as well as the WHO, are all under intensifying\npressure to transcend the political barriers to cooperation and focus upon the\nurgent scientific and public health requirements.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Stock\nMarket: <\/strong>China&#8217;s\nShenzhen and Shanghai composite stock market indexes fell 3.52 per cent and\n2.75 per cent respectively before closing for the Lunar New Year break.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Impact\non India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India on January 30, 2020 reported its\nfirst positive case of novel coronavirus (nCoV). The Union ministry of health\nand family welfare in an official statement said a student from Kerala, who was\nstudying in Wuhan University and travelled to India, has tested positive for\nthe virus.<\/li><li><strong>&nbsp;Electronic Industry: <\/strong><\/li><li>China\naccounts for 75% of total value of components used in TVs and almost 85% in\ncase of smartphones. <\/li><li>Chinese\ncomponents mkers have hiked component prices by 2-3% due to supply shortages\ntriggered by factory shutdowns, and this could rise further unless the\nsituation improves in the next few days. <\/li><li>The\nsupply shortage in India will lead to increase in components prices. The hike in\ncomponent prices, in turn, could result in an increase in product prices in\nIndia.<\/li><li><strong>Sensex:\n<\/strong><\/li><li>The\nMSCI World index, which captures large and mid-cap representation across 23\ndeveloped markets, has fallen 1.3% in the past 10 days. <\/li><li>The\nsell-off has been sharper in the MSCI Emerging Markets index, which shed 3.57%,\nwhile India\u2019s benchmark Sensex lost nearly 2% during the period. <\/li><li>As on\n28th January, the Sensex&nbsp;fell 0.46% to 40,966.86 points.<\/li><li><strong>Chemical\nIndustry: <\/strong><\/li><li>India\u2019s\nchemical manufacturers are likely to benefit if the coronavirus crisis\ncontinues to spread and impacts production in Hubei region of China (which has\na large chemical industry).<\/li><li>Several\nstocks in the chemical space are gaining on expectation of benefiting from the\ncrisis in China. Fine Organic Industries ended up 5.2 per cent at Rs 2,418.7\n(as on January 29) and Navin Fluorine International gained 3.2 per cent.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Efforts\nbeing made to contain the virus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anticipating both global concern and the\nrisk of local transmission, the Chinese have effectively placed the populations\nof 11 large cities, including Wuhan, under quarantine. (A&nbsp;<strong>quarantine<\/strong>&nbsp;is a restriction on the\nmovement of people and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease\nor pests.)<\/li><li>Australians flown home from Wuhan,\nChina, will be quarantined on an island for two weeks. <\/li><li>Americans, also evacuated from Wuhan,\nwill be \u201ctemporarily housed\u201d on an air base in California. And in South Korea,\nthe police have been empowered to detain people who refuse to be quarantined.<\/li><li>A fresh travel advisory asking people to\nrefrain from travelling to China has been issued by the central government of\nIndia which has ramped up screening across airports, ports and borders.<\/li><li>A 24*7 helpline has been setup by the\nGol at NCDC, New Delhi to answer all queries regarding the disease. The Gol is\nclosely monitoring the situation and has ascertained the level of preparedness\nin every State of India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHO\u2019s\nresponse?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WHO advices for exit screening in\ncountries or areas with ongoing transmission of the novel coronavirus\n2019-nCoV.<\/li><li>Public health authorities should provide\nto travellers information to reduce the general risk of acute respiratory\ninfections, via health practitioners, travel health clinics, travel agencies,\nconveyance operators and at Points of Entry.<\/li><li>Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) advice for\nthe public&nbsp;published on the WHO website contains WHO standard\nrecommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission\nof a range of illnesses, to protect yourself and others from getting sick, to\nstay healthy while travelling.<\/li><li>WHO has launched a Global 2019-nCoV\nClinical Data Platform to allow Member States to contribute anonymized clinical\ndata in order to inform the public health clinical response.<\/li><li>WHO in collaboration with the World\nEconomic Forum, has set up a public private collaboration called \u201cThe Pandemic\nSupply Chain Network (PSCN)\u201d. It is a Market Network that seeks to provide a\nplatform for data sharing, market visibility, and operational coordination and\nconnecting.<\/li><li>PSCN is launching the first of several\nteleconference calls with over 30 private sector organizations and 10\nmultilateral organizations to develop a market capacity and risk assessment for\npersonal protective equipment (PPE).<\/li><li>The Emergency Committee on the novel\ncoronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005)\nis re-convened by the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros\nAdhanom Ghebreyesus on 30 January.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/opinion\/columns\/china-has-responded-promptly-but-its-efforts-may-have-come-a-bit-too-late-11580263242999.html\">https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/opinion\/columns\/china-has-responded-promptly-but-its-efforts-may-have-come-a-bit-too-late-11580263242999.html<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: Coronavirus. More in news: On 31 December 2019, WHO was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The virus did not match any other known virus. This raised concern because when a virus is new, we do not know how it affects people. 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