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On Saturday, February 1, China announced the re-emergence of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in Hunan Province, bordering Hubei Province, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.
As China faces an epidemic of coronavirus, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced that H5N1 bird flu has resurfaced in Hunan Province.
According to the ministry, the disease started on a farm with 7,850 chickens, of which 4,500 died.
To avoid its spread, the authorities have decided to slaughter more than 17,800 poultry around the area concerned.
No human cases have been reported to date. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that even if it can happen, the strain does not easily infect humans.
According to the WHO, the first known cases of contamination of humans with the H5N1 virus occurred in Hong Kong in 1997. The disease had claimed six lives.
The virus re-emerged in 2003 in mainland China and Hong Kong. Between 2003 and May 5, 2014, 15 countries informed WHO of 665 cases of H5N1 virus infection, of which 392 resulted in a fatal outcome.
On December 31, 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of clustered cases of pneumonia in Wuhan. Specialists have identified the virus that causes this disease, 2019-nCoV.
On January 30, WHO declared an international health emergency.
According to the latest information, in China alone, the number of people infected has reached 14,380. 304 people died.
The first cases of contamination were confirmed in Russia on January 31.
Actions by Russia
From February 1, Russia suspends its flights to China, with the exception of those operated by Aeroflot to Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Canton and regular Chinese flights arriving at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. The border with China will be closed and the passage in Mongolia limited.
At the behest of Vladimir Putin, the Aerospace Forces will evacuate Russians from the regions of China most affected by the new 2019-nCoV coronavirus.
