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A story the newshounds at Flutrackers have been following for about an hour – but via this machine translated news report – has now now made the wire services in English.
Two contacts of the French nCoV patient (see France: More Details On Imported nCoV Case) are apparently displaying signs of infection – but with what – is yet to be determined.
One is a doctor who treated the French traveler, and another a patient who shared a hospital room with him in in Valenciennes, before he was diagnosed and isolated.
Tests are being conducted, and so for now, these are only suspect cases.
This report from Reuters:
Two people in France ill after contact with coronavirus victim
LILLE, France | Fri May 10, 2013 2:45am IST
(Reuters) - Two people who had contact with a Frenchman who is seriously ill with the new SARS-like coronavirus have fallen sick and been admitted to hospital, health officials in northern France said on Thursday.
One is a patient who shared a ward with the 65-year-old man infected with the virus when he was in a hospital in the town of Valenciennes, northern France, at the end of April, and the other is a doctor who treated him there.
With two previously recorded healthcare-related clusters involving this virus, health officials are quick to isolate and test any contacts who display any signs of illness.
We will hopefully get some definitive word on their status in the hours ahead.
