A total of 17 Central and East European countries and China (China-CEEC) held a teleconference to share information on coronavirus and be updated by the Asian country on new information to fight the pandemic, which began in the Asian country, ANA reports.
The Greek Ministry of Health was represented by National Public Health Organization (EODY) official Elena Maltezou-Petrou, who is chief of EODY’s Epidemiology Observation and Intervention Department for Infectious Diseases.
Chinese scientists on the call said that people vulnerable to infection include those with high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma. The virus, they said, is more contagious when the symptoms start to appear, possibly even 48 hours before. In some cases, the disease continues to be contagious even after the carrier is healed. CEEC countries were also told of positive findings, such as that pregnant women were not more susceptible to the virus compared to their age group overall, and said that the majority of infected patients could be healed. The main symptoms of coronavirus leading to COVID-19 illness are fever, a dry cough and the onset of inexplicable fatigue.
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