INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Although initially, Corona virus disease was reported to be spread fromanimal to human but now the human to humantransmission has
been observed Epidemiology unit Nhsl says .
Issuing the Daily Situation Report yesterday about the Corona virus the Epidemiology unit Nhsl
made following observations:This disease reported on 31st December 2019 from Wuhan City in Hubei Province of China.• On 7th Jan 2020, it
was diagnosed as &Novel CoronaVirus&.• On 30th Jan 2020, it was renamed as &2019-nCoV acuterespiratory disease& and on the same day World
HealthOrganization has declared it as a Public HealthEmergency of International Concern (PHEIC).• The incubation period is reported as
2-14 days.• R0 (Basic reproduction number) is estimated as 1.4 to 2.5.(R0= the number of cases one case generates on average over the
courseof its infectious period, in an otherwise uninfected or not immune)Ref
European Respiratory Society- www.ersnet.org 29/01/2020• Initially, the disease was reported to be spread fromanimal to human but now the
human to humantransmission has been observed.• First confirmed case of Coronavirus infected person wasreported from Sri Lanka on 27th
January 2020.• The patient was a Chinese national who came to Sri Lankaon 19.01.2020 as a tourist
Still Sri Lanka has only oneconfirmed patient
She is admitted to the NationalInstitute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and now fully recovered.• 14 hospitals around the country have been
identified as the treatment centers for the suspected persons
(NHSL,LRH, NIID, TH Ragama, DGH Gampaha, DGH Negombo,Global Situation• 11953 (11821 & China, 132 & OutsideChina) confirmed cases with 259
deaths (all from China)Local Situation• One (1) confirmed patient at NIID• 18 suspected individuals currently under surveillance• 4 at
NIID, 2 at NHSL, 2 at TH Karapitiya, 3at TH Kurunegala, 7 at National Hospital KandyNational Hospital Kandy, TH Karapitiya, TH
Anuradhapura,TH Jaffna, TH Kurunegala, PGH Rathnapura, THBatticoloa, PGH Badulla)• Returning Sri Lankan students (also those who
visitedChina due to other purposes during last 14 days) whowere in China are advised to stay in their homes withminimal contacts with others
for a period of 2 weeksfrom the day of arrival to Sri Lanka
(Please read thespecial guideline prepared for them)• In the current Sri Lankan context, there is no scientific justification to wear face
mask routinely by the generalpublic including children.• 33 students who were in Wuhan city successfullyevacuated and now in Diyathalawa
army base for thequarantine activities
