Hong Kong Government rumor: No new SARS is indeed human metapneumovirus infection

2013 03 01 09:32
	Recently, a number of members of the public in Hong Kong fever and respiratory infection symptoms, the news about the new SARS outbreak in the network all of a sudden be crazy to pass, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced yesterday denied the claim. 　　Hong Kong Hospital Authority said that recently circulated on the Internet Pok Oi Hospital suspected infection of SARS patients essence of human metapneumovirus infections, the virus was first discovered in 2001 in the Netherlands. It is understood that the human metapneumovirus is a single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the paramyxovirus genus including parainfluenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus, so the virus is not SA RS the novel coronavirus ie new SA RS. 　　According to Xinhua News Agency, the mainland of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued a notice to prevent new coronavirus into China. February 20 report of the World Health Organization, the United Kingdom this month confirmed three cases of human infection with the novel coronavirus cases. Since September 2012, the World Health Organization has confirmed a total of 13 cases of new cases of coronavirus from the Arabian Peninsula and the United Kingdom, of which 7 died. 　　Notice requirements, personnel from the region, if any, fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing and acute respiratory symptoms, and entry to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities should take the initiative to make an oral declaration.