Belgian authorities today confirmed the country’s first case of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a person who was repatriated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the focus of an outbreak of the disease, which has already killed 426 people.
The Belgian Ministry of Health announced today that the person is in good health and does not show any symptoms of the disease.
This person was among nine Belgian returnees from Wuhan, China, which took place this weekend.
The infected patient was taken to a special hospital for further care, while the other returnees remain under observation.
China today raised to 426 dead and more than 20,400 infected the balance of the pneumonia outbreak caused by a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) detected last December in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, placed under quarantine.
The first person to die from the new coronavirus outside of China was a Chinese citizen in the Philippines.
In addition to the mainland of China and the Chinese regions of Macau and Hong Kong, there are more confirmed cases of infection in more than 20 other countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday an international public health emergency situation, which presupposes the adoption of prevention and coordination measures worldwide.
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