Wuhan virus: First case of human transmission in Europe as German infected by Chinese colleague

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MUNICH, GERMANY (AFP) - A German man who tested positive for the strain of coronavirus currently sweeping China was infected by a work colleague, officials said on Tuesday (Jan 28), in what is believed to be the first human transmission in Europe.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MUNICH, GERMANY - A German man who tested positive for the strain of coronavirus currently sweeping China was infected by a colleague, officials said on Tuesday , in what is believed to be the first human transmission in Europe.

He had attended a training session given by his Chinese colleague on Jan 21 at the office of a car parts supplier Webasto in Stockdorf in Bavaria and tested positive for the virus on Monday evening.He remains in hospital in an isolation ward, but Dr Zapf said he"was doing well". Health officials are checking some 40 people that the two infected workers have been in contact with recently, including colleagues and family members.

 

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