on Thursday, was the first infected with corona virus have been detected. After some research in Tilburg, the netherlands, it was clear that the man is the COVID-19-the virus is contracted. The public health service, it is Friday, busy trying to identify with whom he had recently been in contact and has been further spread and to prevent it. Is expected to be here on Friday for more about.
It was going to be a 56-year-old from Loon op Zand. He has been in the Italian region of Lombardy, have been more. Since Wednesday night it has to be in quarantine to be held in the Elisabeth TweeSteden Hospital, after having a positive test to the virus.
The Would be mayor Theo Weterings said the Thursday night broadcast of a home cooked apple pie that is the man to talk to. The GOVERNMENT has yet to make statements regarding his condition is done.
The health service is that all of the contacts that the patient has, in the last couple of weeks has been to ensure that the virus will continue to spread. All of the people with whom the man had contact, they will be subject to monitoring.
various Dutch media are reporting that the affected person is in Tilburg, the netherlands carnival is celebrated. This has not been confirmed by the institute for public health, or the health care provider. In the contactonderzoek, this option is not used. It will also investigate the length of time the person is in the Netherlands.
The COVID-19-the virus (corona virus) in a nutshell: The virus is spread mainly through the coughs and niesdruppeltjes that are in the air. Those who have no symptoms is less than risk of infection. A person can have, on average, two-to-three-infect others (it is less than, for example, measles, mumps). And this number is declining, however, due to all the safety precautions. By far, most of the people have a light (- like) symptoms. Almost all the deaths involve elderly or already ill people. On Thursday, February 27th, was the first of the infection have been reported. It's going to be a man in Loon op Zand. The health service does contactonderzoek.
Date Of Update: 28 February 2020, 08:00
