jan 31, 2020
The first case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Sweden, health authorities said on Friday.
A patient at the Ryhov County Hospital in J?nk?ping, central-southern Sweden, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Public Health Agency of Sweden confirmed.
The patient is a woman who landed in Sweden on January 24th after visiting the Wuhan area in China. At that point she had no symptoms, said the agency.
But she later developed a cough and contacted the health services in J?nk?ping.
She is currently being kept in isolation at the clinic for infectious diseases and is not seriously ill.
The first case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Sweden, health authorities said on Friday.
A patient at the Ryhov County Hospital in J?nk?ping, central-southern Sweden, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Public Health Agency of Sweden confirmed.
The patient is a woman who landed in Sweden on January 24th after visiting the Wuhan area in China. At that point she had no symptoms, said the agency.
But she later developed a cough and contacted the health services in J?nk?ping.
She is currently being kept in isolation at the clinic for infectious diseases and is not seriously ill.
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