Coronavirus: Germany, Japan confirm first human transmission case

Germany on January 28 confirmed first case of human transmission of coronavirus whereas Japan confirmed a case of a tour bus driver who has never been to city of Wuhan. According to reports, patient in Germany is a 33-year-old man who contracted infection from his Chinese colleague.

Japan confirms first human coronavirus transmission

According to reports, Japanese health minister, Katsubu Kato said that tour bus driver is in his sixties and contracted infection after driving around two groups of Chinese tourists from Wuhan. bus driver was from Nara Prefecture located in Western part of Japan and h come down with pneumonia on January 25.

According to reports, a charter plane will land in city of Wuhan on January 28 with a task to deliver masks and protective medical suits. plane has also been tasked with evacuating almost 200 Japanese tourists. Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe said that Japanese tourists are expected to land in Japan on January 29.

current death toll from coronavirus in China stands at 106. Confirmed cases of virus have reached over 4,500 after authorities in China reported 1,771 ditional cases. According to reports, coronavirus is believed to have originated from seafood and animal market located in Wuhan. viral outbreak has caused concern because of its similarity to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which claimed lives of almost 650 people across China and Hong Kong in year 2002-2003.

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Coronavirus

vel coronavirus is a new strain in large family of coronaviruses (CoV) which was previously t identified in humans. CoV causes illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

vel coronavirus is a new strain in large family of coronaviruses (CoV) which was previously t identified in humans. CoV causes illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). CoV is zootic which means such viruses transmit between animals and humans but Chinese health authorities confirmed human to human transmission of SARS-like virus, creating fears of a possible pandemic.

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(with inputs from ncies)