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01-03-2020 | Coronavirus | Letter to the Editor
The Risk and Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Infections Among Inpatients in Psychiatric Hospitals
Published in: Neuroscience Bulletin | Issue 3/2020
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Since the middle of December 2019, human-to-human transmission of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP, also called COVID-19) has occurred among close contacts [1]. After the outbreak on January 21, 2020, it was swiftly included among the Class B infectious diseases stipulated in the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, and measures for prevention and control of Class A infectious diseases were adopted. At 21:27 on February 12, 2020, the China News Network updated information to include epidemic data from the National Health Commission and official channels in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions: the highest death rate was in Wuhan City (Table 1). Overload of inpatients at hospitals may play a negative role in the overall therapeutic effect and contribute to the death rate.
Table 1
Outbreak status of novel coronavirus pneumonia from the National Health Commission (21:27 on Feb 12, 2020)
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Diagnosed
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Cured
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Dead
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|
|---|---|---|---|
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Global
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45204
|
5084
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1117 (2.471%)
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|
Asia
|
45124
|
5075
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1117 (2.475%)
|
|
China
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44763
|
5034
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1116 (2.493%)
|
|
Hubei
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33366
|
2668
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1068 (3.200%)
|
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Wuhan
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19558
|
1379
|
820 (4.192%)
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