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Italy-Coronavirus/Spreading Time
Beijing, China - Dec 10, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of article on research findings of COVID-19 published on website of University of Milan
2. Screenshots of report published by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rome, Italy - Nov 29, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of pedestrians, shops
4. Staff member taking temperature of customer at cosmetics shop
5. Pedestrians
Rome, Italy - Nov 24, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Man walking by cafe
7. Various of diners sitting at outdoor tables in greenhouses, pedestrians walking
Rome, Italy - Nov 17, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Bus pulling in, driver wearing mask
9. Passengers getting on bus
10. Diner sitting at outdoor table, pedestrians
11. Face mask on medieval-style helmet, pedestrians
The novel coronavirus was spreading in Italy as early as mid-November 2019, according to a new report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday.
A research team from the University of Milan in Italy analyzed the oropharyngeal swab specimens collected during September 2019 - February 2020 from 39 patients, and one of them was detected with the ribonucleic acid (RNA) of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The sequence was identified in a sample collected from a 4-year-old boy who lived near Milan and had no reported travel history.
According to the report, the child started to have symptoms like cough and rhinitis on Nov. 21. On Nov 30, he was taken to the emergency department with respiratory difficulties and vomiting. On Dec. 1, he had onset of a measles-like rash. On Dec. 5, which was 14 days after symptom onset, his oropharyngeal swab specimen was collected.
COVID-19 symptoms can encompass a Kawasaki disease–like multisystem inflammatory syndrome and skin manifestations that accompany common viral infections such as chickenpox and measles, said the report, adding that several other studies have found a later onset in younger patients.
However, as the researchers explained in the report, the oropharyngeal swab specimen, instead of a nasopharyngeal swab, originally collected for measles diagnosis, was not ideal for the novel coronavirus detection. Other factors including the late collection and thawing of the sample also brought difficulties to the sequencing work.
But this study is still deemed of epidemiologic importance because it provides more information on timing and mapping of the transmission pathways of the virus. The finding can help explain the rapid course of the epidemic in northern Italy's Lombardy in the first wave.
The new findings, which confirm other studies, shift the timeline for the beginning of the outbreak to late autumn 2019 from late February, when the first cases on the European continent were identified in the northern Italian town of Codogno.
Italy repeatedly made breakthroughs recently in the tracing work of the coronavirus. Last month, a study of Milan's National Cancer Institute (INT) found that the novel coronavirus antibody was found in the blood samples of Italian residents collected in September last year, which means that the spread of the novel coronavirus in Italy was much earlier than in February this year, when the first official case in the country was recorded.
A separate study published in June indicated that the virus was present in sewage systems in Milan and Turin as early as December.
Italy reported on Tuesday 14,842 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its tally to 1,757,394, according to the country's health authorities.
The health ministry also confirmed 634 new fatalities from the virus over the past day, and Italy's total COVID-19 death toll now stands at 61,240.
Italy-Coronavirus/Spreading Time
Dateline : Dec 10/Nov, 2020
Location : Italy
Duration : 1'18
Beijing, China - Dec 10, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of article on research findings of COVID-19 published on website of University of Milan
2. Screenshots of report published by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rome, Italy - Nov 29, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of pedestrians, shops
4. Staff member taking temperature of customer at cosmetics shop
5. Pedestrians
Rome, Italy - Nov 24, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Man walking by cafe
7. Various of diners sitting at outdoor tables in greenhouses, pedestrians walking
Rome, Italy - Nov 17, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Bus pulling in, driver wearing mask
9. Passengers getting on bus
10. Diner sitting at outdoor table, pedestrians
11. Face mask on medieval-style helmet, pedestrians
The novel coronavirus was spreading in Italy as early as mid-November 2019, according to a new report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday.
A research team from the University of Milan in Italy analyzed the oropharyngeal swab specimens collected during September 2019 - February 2020 from 39 patients, and one of them was detected with the ribonucleic acid (RNA) of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The sequence was identified in a sample collected from a 4-year-old boy who lived near Milan and had no reported travel history.
According to the report, the child started to have symptoms like cough and rhinitis on Nov. 21. On Nov 30, he was taken to the emergency department with respiratory difficulties and vomiting. On Dec. 1, he had onset of a measles-like rash. On Dec. 5, which was 14 days after symptom onset, his oropharyngeal swab specimen was collected.
COVID-19 symptoms can encompass a Kawasaki disease–like multisystem inflammatory syndrome and skin manifestations that accompany common viral infections such as chickenpox and measles, said the report, adding that several other studies have found a later onset in younger patients.
However, as the researchers explained in the report, the oropharyngeal swab specimen, instead of a nasopharyngeal swab, originally collected for measles diagnosis, was not ideal for the novel coronavirus detection. Other factors including the late collection and thawing of the sample also brought difficulties to the sequencing work.
But this study is still deemed of epidemiologic importance because it provides more information on timing and mapping of the transmission pathways of the virus. The finding can help explain the rapid course of the epidemic in northern Italy's Lombardy in the first wave.
The new findings, which confirm other studies, shift the timeline for the beginning of the outbreak to late autumn 2019 from late February, when the first cases on the European continent were identified in the northern Italian town of Codogno.
Italy repeatedly made breakthroughs recently in the tracing work of the coronavirus. Last month, a study of Milan's National Cancer Institute (INT) found that the novel coronavirus antibody was found in the blood samples of Italian residents collected in September last year, which means that the spread of the novel coronavirus in Italy was much earlier than in February this year, when the first official case in the country was recorded.
A separate study published in June indicated that the virus was present in sewage systems in Milan and Turin as early as December.
Italy reported on Tuesday 14,842 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its tally to 1,757,394, according to the country's health authorities.
The health ministry also confirmed 634 new fatalities from the virus over the past day, and Italy's total COVID-19 death toll now stands at 61,240.
ID : 8168864
Published : 2020-12-10 10:23
Last Modified : 2020-12-10 22:58:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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