Staff at Altnagelvin Hospital test baby for suspect Coronavirus
According to reports, the infant travelled from Hong Kong with its parents last weekend and started presenting respiratory symptoms shortly afterwards.
The child’s parents contacted the A&E department at Altnagelvin Hospital and the baby was admitted on Thursday evening as a precaution.
A full emergency protocol incident was put into operation at the hospital and the baby was moved into isolation.
The area where the baby was treated was also sealed off as a precaution.
Ambulance crews were seen at the hospital dressed in white protective body suits.
A spokeswoman for the Western Trust said: “We do not comment on individual patients.
“For information on Coronavirus go to HSE.gov.uk/news/Coronavirus.htm”.
A spokesperson for the Public Health Agency also said it “cannot comment on individual cases”.
“The latest information on novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) can be found on the PHA’s website at www.pha.site/coronavirus,” they added.
In Britain, there have now been three confirmed cases of Coronavirus.
A third person tested positive on Thursday for Coronavirus in Britain after contracting the disease in Asia, but not in mainland China.
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