Third confirmed novel coronavirus case in Britain travelled to Singapore: Reports

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LONDON: A British man who tested positive for the novel coronavirus had travelled to Singapore, the BBC and the Guardian reported on Thursday (Feb 6).

, and the first British national to have caught the virus, the Guardian quoted government sources as saying.The middle-aged man is the also the first case in Britain to have contracted the virus outside China, the BBC reported.

He was isolated at home prior to being confirmed positive for the virus and is being treated at a specialist infectious diseases unit at a London hospital, it added. “The individual did not acquire in the UK,” said the country’s Chief Medical Officer Christ Whitty on Thursday.“We are now working quickly to identify any contacts the patient has had.”

On Thursday, the Chinese ambassador to the UK said the country’s advice for its nationals to leave China was an “overreaction”.

 

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