Coronavirus spreads to Europe with two cases found in france
France has declared its first confirmed cases of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, following a statement from the nation's heath minister.
Speaking to French media, Agnes Buzyn said one case of the virus had been confirmed in Bordeaux while the second had been found near Paris.
The minister, who said both of the sickened people had travelled to China, added that she expects more cases to emerge within the nation's borders.
"We have two cases," she said. "We will probably have other cases."
According to French newspaper Le Monde, the Bordeaux patient is believed to be a 48-year-old Frenchman of Chinese origin, and was taken to hospital after presenting classic flu-like symptoms.
So far 939 cases have been confirmed globally, with 916 of those in China. Some 26 deaths have also been confirmed as having been caused by the disease.
Earlier on Friday a case of the virus was confirmed in Chicago, Illinois - marking the second instance of the illness in the US to be confirmed by the country's Centres for Disease Control.
The agency said it has 63 patients under investigation from 22 states, with two confirmed positive cases and 11 negative, so far.
It comes after a woman who travelled to France from Wuhan was tracked down after claiming she took drugs to mask potential symptoms of a deadly virus at the airport, according to authorities.
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Ms Yan posted on Chinese social media that she “took antipyretics and managed to pass through checks at the airport and enter French territory” after suffering from a fever and a cough.
“The Chinese ambassador received calls and emails from several Chinese citizens” about the post, and contacted the woman to tell her to phone emergency services immediately, according to a spokesperson from Beijing's embassy in Paris.
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