Chinese virus, first case in Germany

(ANSA) - BERLIN, JANUARY 28 - There is a first confirmed case of Chinese coronavirus in Germany, in the southeastern state of Bavaria. "A man from the Starnberg area has been infected with the new virus and placed under medical supervision in isolation," explain the Bavarian Health Ministry.
The patient is "in good medical condition," added the source. The patient's relatives have been informed of the symptoms that may appear in case of illness, as well as the hygiene precautions to be taken. The viral pneumonia epidemic has already killed 82 people in China and around 2,744 people have been infected in the country, according to the latest official report yesterday. The Bavarian Ministry of Health did not provide information on humans or on the circumstances in which he could have been infected with the virus. However, a press conference is scheduled for this morning in Munich. Germany thus becomes the second country in Europe to be affected by the coronavirus, after three cases in France.