Authorities fear that the existing 14-day coronavirus quarantine period isn’t long enough after a senior man needed almost a month to develop symptoms.
According to the reports of the local government in the province of Hubei, a 70-year-old man who got infected with the novel coronavirus only showed symptoms 27 days later.
As the government explained, the man visited his infected sister in Shennongjia, Hubei, on January 24. It wasn’t until recently, however, that he began showing symptoms of the infection.
Following this discovery, experts fear that the existing WHO-approved quarantine period might be too short and that people completing the 14-day period could still infect others provided they carry the killer virus.
The announcement comes as several Italian cities have been placed on a lockdown whereas multiple renowned events were canceled following a surge in confirmed coronavirus cases in the country.
According to the reports, major public events, including Venice’s carnival celebrations, have been postponed or canceled after officials in Rome decided to take drastic measures to contain the outbreak following 200 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 5 deaths in the country.
One of the events canceled was also a Milan fashion show by Giorgio Armani who explained the event would be streamed online instead.
“The show will be shown behind closed doors, due to the recent developments of coronavirus in Italy, live-streamed in front of an empty teatro on the Armani website, therefore please do not attend the show this afternoon,” Armani statement read.
Upon the orders of the government, the Italian football league has also postponed three matches in the northern part of the country.
Meanwhile, 12 towns where cluster cases of infection have sparked a panic were put under a lockdown whereas residents were urged to stay indoors and the authorities have blocked all roads leading out.
In response to the surge in confirmed coronavirus cases, neighboring countries have taken their own measures in an attempt to prevent the infection from spreading over Italian borders.
As for Austria, the government has blocked all trains coming from Italy from entering the country. Meanwhile, they have also stopped all train links going to Italy.
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