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**Hugh** · 03-03-2020, 21:53

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Originally Posted by jfman

The announcement is new. Their death on the other hand isn’t.

What’s also new (as in was not known or in the public domain) is that it demonstrates Coronavirus was in mainland Spain around two weeks before the first confirmed cases.

Edit: just saw Hugh’s post.

In a Spanish newspaper

https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20...-valencia.html

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Translated version

The Valencian Community has confirmed the first patient killed by coronavirus in Spain. As reported by the Department of Sanitat Universal and Public Health on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference, a man died on February 13 due to severe pneumonia of unknown origin and a retrospective investigation has revealed that he had the Covid-19. This person was 69 years old and had recently traveled to Nepal.

The Minister Ana Barceló has detailed that a second analysis has detected the presence of the coronavirus in the patient, who died at the Arnau Hospital in Vilanova de València. This second test was carried out after a change in the criteria for defining cases that the Ministry did on February 27, and urged a second analysis of deaths due to pneumonia of unknown origin. It has not transcended the patient's age or if he had other diseases.

n addition, Sanitat has confirmed that there is a new active case in the community, a woman who has been detected at the Hospital de Manises. With this case, 19 people infected by coronavirus in the Valencian Community, being one of them the deceased.

This same Tuesday, Sanitat had confirmed two other new cases, those of two women who did not travel to risk areas but had been in contact with people who have previously tested positive.The two infections, according to the consellera, have been detected for the evidence established by the protocol established by the Ministry of Health from the confirmed cases. Both have mild symptoms and remain in home isolation.

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Originally Posted by pip08456

AH well, I'm still not going to panic. If I get it, I get it. If I don't, I don't. There's absolutely nothing I can do to stop either.
It is the same for everyone else. Wake up and be real. It is out there and a lot will get it, who survives or not has nothing to do with those who wash their hands but if it makes you feel good go ahead scrub them 24hrs a day.

If it’s all the same to you, I’ll stick with the medical professionals’ advice (which is a world away from panicking).

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Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

Follow CDC’s recommendations for using a facemask.
CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.

Washing your hands (properly) with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands, reducing the chances of catching/passing on the virus.