(we knew what she was really thinking)
From the South China Morning Post, updated 5:01 am February 2:
- Bird flu outbreak in Hunan province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak
- Bird flu is much deadlier than either Sars or the coronavirus, but as of yet no human cases have been reported in this outbreak
China
has reported an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in Hunan province,
which lies on the southern border of Hubei province, the epicentre of
the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
“The
outbreak occurred in a farm in the Shuangqing district of Shaoyang
city. The farm has 7,850 chickens, and 4,500 of the chickens have died
from the contagion. Local authorities have culled 17,828 poultry after
the outbreak,” according to a statement by China’s Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Saturday.
No human cases of the Hunan H5N1 virus has been reported.
The
Hunan H5N1 outbreak comes even as the Chinese authorities continue to
scramble to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, further
stretching the nation’s already heavily strained resources needed to
combat the health threats.
The
deadly coronavirus infection had claimed 259 lives in China as of
Saturday. So far, no deaths have been reported outside the country. The
virus has sickened more than 11,900 in China and about 140 overseas so
far.
