Via the Hong Kong government website: UK reports novel coronavirus case. Excerpt:
The Department of Health is closely monitoring a case of novel coronavirus confirmed by the United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10 worldwide, of which two have been diagnosed in the UK.
The new case involved a UK resident who had recently travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan. The patient is receiving intensive care treatment in a Manchester hospital.
The department’s Centre for Health Protection will continue its surveillance of public and private hospitals, practising doctors and the airport for any suspected cases of novel coronavirus associated with severe respiratory disease.Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary has this story with a good explanation for Hong Kong's aggressive surveillance program.
