First coronavirus cases confirmed in UK
Prof Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, said the NHS was"extremely well-prepared for managing infections" and it was quickly trying to identify any close contacts the two patients had to prevent further spread.Who qualifies as a close contact?Would the virus survive on a tissue?
Public Health England said there was minimal risk of infection to either guests or staff at the Staycity property in York. Some GPs have started sending text messages to patients, telling them to stay away from their local surgery and phone them instead, if they feel unwell and have been to China in the last two weeks.
The mortality rate for the new strain of coronavirus is currently low, at 2% - less than Sars at 10% and Ebola at 70%, the chief medical officer says.
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