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Distant echoes of a coronavirus in China

A friend of mine just received the following apology from a supplier in China for the late refund for a broken product:"Hello XXX,So sorry for my late reply, I  able to reply to your email till now because of the raging  pestilence in our country, and  I am in the most serious area.I  hope you are doing well.Per your request, I have issued a full refund to you and you may receive the refund in 3-7 business days.SincerelyMolly"If the circumstances were not so tragic it might qualify for the "January Smile" category on the Forum, however, instead it is sad

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2106d8 Comments

I must say you read some incredible things here. Thank you for this.

Nicholas Beard ● 2085d

The question in my mind is WHY did a suspected coronavirus case NEED to be transported from Ealing Hospital to Northwick Park to be test for the virus? There is risk in transportation, could not Ealing Hospital have done the test bearing in mind that the Ealing Hospital Infectious Dieases Departmentis is headquartered (or am I mininformed about this) in Ealing Hospital with a secondary facility in Northwick Park.According to Ealing Today (Today)"Hazmat Suits At Ealing Hospital Spark Coronavirus FearsImages from Ealing Hospital posted online showing health workers in Hazmat suits sparked major fears that the coronavirus may have hit the area.The footage was posted on Monday on the social media platform twitter by @mobzc and had 158,000 views.A spokesperson for Ealing Hospital told Ealing Today that a patient had been taken to Ealing Hospital and was then transferred to Northwick Park to be tested for the virus (COVID-19) and found to be negative."

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2085d

The question in my mind is WHY did a suspected coronavirus case NEED to be transported from Ealing Hospital to Northwick Park to be test for the virus? There is risk in transportation, could not Ealing Hospital have done the test bearing in mind that the Ealing Hospital Infectious Dieases Departmentis is headquartered (or am I mininformed about this) in Ealing Hospital with a secondary facility in Northwick Park.According to Ealing Today (Today)"Hazmat Suits At Ealing Hospital Spark Coronavirus FearsImages from Ealing Hospital posted online showing health workers in Hazmat suits sparked major fears that the coronavirus may have hit the area.The footage was posted on Monday on the social media platform twitter by @mobzc and had 158,000 views.A spokesperson for Ealing Hospital told Ealing Today that a patient had been taken to Ealing Hospital and was then transferred to Northwick Park to be tested for the virus (COVID-19) and found to be negative."

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2085d

Flying in and out.

Philippa Bond ● 2100d

Thank you Susan, that would make complete sense, add in the two-way traffic with Africa and the Middle East and there would be a lot of pathogens travelling inward. I had not thought of that aspect

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2100d

That makes sense given the number of people locally who will be regular visitors to the Indian sub-continent or be visited by people who live there.

Susan Kelly ● 2100d

"Prove it", N V Brookes will say so:https://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Services/Service/DefaultView.aspx?id=275057The Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine department at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust is the largest in the country and is based at two sites, Ealing Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital. The service assesses and treats patients who suffer from symptoms of an infection or tropical disease, for example:    Tuberculosis (TB)    Malaria     Cosmopolitan infections like skin, bone and kidney infections.

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2100d

I have been told that Ealing Hospital has the largest infectious diseases department in the country. It is located on the eight floor of the central hospital tower (above the general wards), no doubt to keep patients as far away as possible from the general population). I do wonder what preparations are taking place up there in anticipation of the Wuhan coronavirus. Preparations for mass testing? Isolation wards perhaps?

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2100d