Hungary Reports Third Coronavirus Case
- 6 Mar 2020 6:09 AM
- Hungary Matters
A Hungarian man recently returning from Milan has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government website providing updates about the outbreak said on Thursday, confirming Hungary’s third case of the virus.
Update: By Friday morning the number of coronavirus cases in Hungary has risen to four, according to the official website Koronavirus.gov.hu, with no further explanation given.
The website (available in Hungarian) said the patient commutes regularly between Milan and his native Debrecen, in eastern Hungary.
The man returned to Debrecen by plane on Feb. 29 but had no fever when screened at the airport.
However, he later came down with a fever and was taken to hospital where he was isolated and tested.
The test showed that he had been infected by the new virus.
The website said more updates would be given on the patient’s condition on Friday.
It added that there were now 40 people quarantined at the South Pest Central Hospital.
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