The 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, formally the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is an ongoing viral epidemic primarily affecting Mainland China, along with isolated cases in 27 other countries and territories. In early December 2019 a new coronavirus, designated 2019-nCoV, was identified in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, after 41 people developed pneumonia without a clear cause (2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease). The virus is capable of spreading from person to person. The incubation period (time from exposure to onset of symptoms) ranges from 2 to 14 days, but it may be contagious during this period and after recovery.
Symptoms
For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections, reported illnesses have ranged from people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying. Symptoms can include:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure. This is based on what has been seen previously as the incubation period of MERS viruses.
Prevention & Solution
Prevention –
- Stay home except to get medical care
- Separate yourself from other people in your home
- Call ahead before visiting your doctor
- Wear a facemask
- Cover your coughs and sneezes
- Clean your hands
- Avoid sharing personal household items
- Monitor your symptoms
- Discontinuing home isolation
Solution –
As concerns about the Coronavirus spread worldwide, iBio in Bryan hopes to be part of the solution. The company is now at the center of developing and testing a potential vaccine.
iBio is expediting their work to find a treatment.
The company uses tobacco-related plants and a process called FastPharming. They grow plants under lights and then use bacteria to engineer the plants for vaccine development.
“What’s so important about what iBio can do here is that we make our products very, very quickly so the platform lends itself to a rapid production of both vaccines as well as therapeutics in this case we’re focusing on the vaccine,” said Tom Isett, iBio Managing Director.
Current Stats
| Country or territory | Confirmed | Deaths | Recoveries |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 28,089 | 564 | 1,153 |
| Japan | 45 | 0 | |
| Singapore | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Thailand | 25 | 0 | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 0 | |
| Australia | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 13 | 0 | |
| United States | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Macau | 10 | 0 | |
| France | 6 | 0 | |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 0 | |
| India | 3 | 0 | |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0 | |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 territories | 28,364 | 566 | 1,172 |
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