After France, the coronavirus arrives in Germany. German authorities confirm that a man is infected with a virus. The man resides in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, and according to the State Department of Health and Food Safety, the patient is in good clinical condition.
“It is being monitored and it is isolated,” the authorities announced Monday night, quoted by German press. People who have had close contact with the man will be informed and advised about possible symptoms, hygiene measures and ways of transmission.
A press conference with details was scheduled for Tuesday but the Ministry of Health spokesman leaves a message of some optimism. “The risk for the Bavarian population to be infected with the new coronavirus is currently considered low“, said.
In China the number of deaths is already 81, with the last death occurring with a resident in Beijing, the first case in the capital. More than 2,800 infected with the new coronavirus detected at the end of the year in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province.
In addition to the mainland of China, cases of infection have been reported in Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, United States, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, Malaysia, France, Australia and Canada.
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