Published 16:00 IST, February 17th 2020

UK mother celebrates after 8-month-old son tests negative for coronavirus

Stephanie Adlam's son James was feared to be Britain's youngest coronavirus patient after he came in a contact with a doctor who tested positive for the virus.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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A mor in England started jumping with joy after her eight-month-old son tested negative for coronavirus. Stephanie lam's son James was feared to be Britain's youngest coronavirus patient after he came in a contact with a doctor who tested positive for virus. incident happened after James' mor took him to Worthing hospital for a leg injury treatment and doctor who attended baby boy tested positive for virus. 

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According to reports, doctor in question h holidayed with Stephen Walsh, who press also call 'Super -Spreer' as he unkwingly passed virus onto 11 people. Walsh reportedly came in contact with virus during his visit to Singapore and spre virus in Europe while staying at a skiing resort in France. As per reports, James caught virus from doctor while staying at hospital for a week. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

coronavirus, which has w been officially renamed as COVID-19, has claimed more lives than its predecessor Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that broke out in China in 2002-2003 and claimed more than 774 lives. According to reports, China on Thursday reported highest number of deaths caused by virus in a single day as 254 people died in Hubei province. 

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As per reports, COVID-19 has claimed more than 1,700 lives in China alone and over 71,000 new cases have been confirmed in country as of February 13. US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has said that virus has alrey spre to 27 countries, including Japan, which reported its first fatality. Media reports h earlier suggested that virus originated from a seafood market in China's Hubei province, where animals were being tred illegally. So far, most number of deaths have been reported from Wuhan city, believed epicentre of disease. 

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16:00 IST, February 17th 2020