The authorities of Xin County, Henan Province, China, increased the isolation period for returnees from Wuhan to 21 days after two unusually long incubation cases.

The decision to extend the quarantine period was made by the authorities of Xin County, Henan Province, south of China's Beijing capital, today after finding two patients diagnosed with nCoV infection after a 14-day period such as normal.

In particular, one case was diagnosed with corona virus infection 34 days after returning from Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the outbreak began. The remaining case was found infected after 94 days of contact with a Wuhan person. The source of infection in both cases has not been determined, the People's Daily Global Times newspaper posted on Twitter today.

The extension of the isolation period of the Xin County's authorities returning from Wuhan from 14 to 21 days by the Tan district government could prompt other localities in China to apply similar regulations.

On February 9, a team of Chinese scientists published research results suggesting that the incubation period of corona virus can be up to 24 days. However, this report has not been reviewed or endorsed by industry experts.

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend a medical isolation period to prevent the Covid-19 outbreak of 14 days, based on the incubation period of the corona virus. Currently all countries in the world apply the above isolation time.

The Covid-19 epidemic broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, from December 2019 and later appeared in 27 countries and territories around the world. Up to now, there have been at least 1,775 deaths and 71,330 people infected.

In response to the outbreak, the Hubei government yesterday asked all residents to remain indoors until further notice. Communities will be blocked, allowing only a single entrance and always be protected. In addition, only one person is allowed to go out of the village every three days to buy basic supplies. If leaving the home, they must wear a mask and keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters from others.

The city of Hefei City in Hubei Province also banned people from going out today and anyone who violates it will be detained "for up to 10 days". All vehicles, including motorbikes, electric bicycles, bicycles, tricycles, are prohibited. Only special vehicles such as ambulance, fire engine or daily necessities are allowed. The violating vehicle will be confiscated by the traffic police, the driver can be detained for 10 days and fined 500 yuan (72 USD), even revoked the driver's license.

Guanyin is the second most heavily affected city in Hubei by the Covid-19 epidemic, just behind the Wuhan capital, with 3,279 cases of corona virus and 70 deaths. The city is located about 70 km from the center of Wuhan.

On the same day, another city in Hubei, Huanggang, announced an initiative to strengthen control of Covid-19, people who had a fever or fever when reporting their symptoms to local officials. rewarded at 500 yuan and treated immediately. Huanggang recorded 2,831 cases of corona infection, the third highest in Hubei, and 78 deaths.