German coronavirus case believed to be first human-to-human infection in Europe
The coronavirus case in Germany is the first case of human-to-human infection in Europe as far as the Robert-Koch-Institute is aware, Jamela Seedat, a microbiologist of the institute told CNN.
The RKI is a federal agency responsible for disease control.
About this case: The coronavirus patient in Germany is a 33-year-old German man from Starnberg, south of Munich. He has not been to China but was in a meeting with a Chinese national last week, who has since been identified with the coronavirus, the head of the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety said today.
Dr. Andreas Zapf said at a news conference that the man is in isolation in a Munich hospital, and he is doing alright.