Paris (AFP)
A fourth case of contamination with the new Chinese coronavirus has been detected in France, on an elderly Chinese tourist who is in "severe clinical condition", announced Tuesday the Director General of Health.
Hospitalized in Paris, this man aged around 80 comes from the province of Hubei, the most affected in China, and is currently in intensive care, said the director general of Health, Jérôme Salomon, during a conference of hurry.
An epidemiological investigation is launched, "in particular the search for his contact cases", he added.
"We do not have more information on its prior clinical state or on its current evolution. It is a worrying clinical situation which requires continuous care", detailed the Director General of Health, without specifying in which Parisian hospital the patient was taken care of.
These three cases are a 48 year old man hospitalized in Bordeaux, and a 31 year old man and a 30 year old woman hospitalized in Paris.
The virus detection test, developed by the Pasteur Institute, is now available at the associated CNR (National Reference Center) in Lyon, said Tuesday Mr. Salomon.
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