Article 4YHPQ Germany confirms first human coronavirus transmission in Europe

Germany confirms first human coronavirus transmission in Europe

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Sarah Boseley Health editor
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Man infected by colleague who appeared not to have symptoms when virus was transmitted

The first human to human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus in Europe has been reported in Germany, where a man was infected by a work colleague who had been in China, fuelling anxieties about the potential ease of international spread.

Experts said it was of particular concern that the Chinese woman who originally had the virus apparently had no symptoms when she transmitted it to her colleague. There have been warnings from inside China that people may be infectious before they start to feel ill.

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