REPORT: ‘Spike’ in coronavirus cases in China explained

Dr Oliver Morgan, Director, WHO Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment, explained that the ‘new’ cases in China were not actually new, but simply reflects tens of thousands of “suspected” cases to “confirmed, based on their symptoms.

WHO reported the following information in a series of Twitter posts, based on a press conference on Wednesday:

‘In the last 24 hours #China has reported 1,820 laboratory-confirmed #COVID19 cases, bringing the total to 46,550″-@DrMikeRyan

‘In the last 24 hours #China has reported 1,820 laboratory-confirmed #COVID19 cases, bringing the total to 46,550″-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 13, 2020

“In addition, #China reported 13,332 clinically-confirmed #COVID19 cases in Hubei province, and crucially, we understand that most of these cases relate to a period going back to the beginning of the outbreak”-

“This increase is in large part down to a change in how cases are diagnosed and reported”-@DrMikeRyan

“This increase is in large part down to a change in how cases are diagnosed and reported”-@DrMikeRyan #COVID19 #coronavirus

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 13, 2020

“In other words, in Hubei province only, a trained medical professional can now classify a suspected case of #COVID19 as a clinically-confirmed case on the basis of chest imaging, rather than a laboratory confirmation”

“In the rest of #China and the rest of the world, laboratory confirmation is still required. WHO will continue to track both laboratory and clinically-confirmed #COVID19 cases in Hubei province”-

“In the rest of #China and the rest of the world, laboratory confirmation is still required.

WHO will continue to track both laboratory and clinically-confirmed #COVID19 cases in Hubei province”-@DrMikeRyan #coronavirus

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 13, 2020

“We have seen a significant spike in the number of reported cases in #China, but not a significant change in the trajectory of the #COVID19 outbreak”-

“Outside #China, there are 447 cases from 24 other countries, and two deaths. In addition to the death in the Philippines, there is now one more death of the world, in Japan”-@DrMikeRyan

“Outside #China, there are 447 cases from 24 other countries, and two deaths. In addition to the death in the Philippines, there is now one more death of the world, in Japan”-@DrMikeRyan #COVID19 #coronavirus

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 13, 2020

The full briefing on #COVID19 by @DrMikeRyan today 👉 https://t.co/kCPVS3Qo1M #coronavirus

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 13, 2020

China does NOT have 14,000 NEW coronavirus infections #coronaviruschina https://t.co/UwJI595F0R

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) February 13, 2020

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