Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
First Coronavirus case found in Estonia
febr 27 2020
The first case of confirmed Novel Coronavirus in Estonia was found on Wednesday evening, social affairs minister Tanel Kiik (Center) said Thursday morning.
"I have to say that this morning information that the first infected individual has just been found in Estonia," Kiik told ETV magazine show "Terevisioon" Thursday morning.
Kiik said the affected individual is an Iranian national resident in Estonia, who had not recently arrived in the country either by plane or by sea, but instead had arrived in Estonia by bus from Riga, Latvia.
"The passengers on the [same] bus are currently being identified and contacted," Kiik said, though was unable to say how many people had been on the bus and had had contact with the infected person.
The individual is currently in isolation in hospital, which Kiik said should prevent the further transmission of the virus, and work was ongoing to identify those who the victim had come into contact with.
febr 27 2020
The first case of confirmed Novel Coronavirus in Estonia was found on Wednesday evening, social affairs minister Tanel Kiik (Center) said Thursday morning.
"I have to say that this morning information that the first infected individual has just been found in Estonia," Kiik told ETV magazine show "Terevisioon" Thursday morning.
Kiik said the affected individual is an Iranian national resident in Estonia, who had not recently arrived in the country either by plane or by sea, but instead had arrived in Estonia by bus from Riga, Latvia.
"The passengers on the [same] bus are currently being identified and contacted," Kiik said, though was unable to say how many people had been on the bus and had had contact with the infected person.
The individual is currently in isolation in hospital, which Kiik said should prevent the further transmission of the virus, and work was ongoing to identify those who the victim had come into contact with.