Boy ill with flu, not Novel Coronavirus

October 08, 2012

The suspected case of severe respiratory disease associated with Novel Coronavirus affecting a four-year-old Saudi Arabian boy was confirmed to be an influenza infection, the Centre for Health Protection said today.
 
The centre carried out an urgent investigation into the case on receipt of notification from Ruttonjee Hospital yesterday.
 
The boy was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital for isolation on the same day. He has upper respiratory tract symptoms and there is no clinical or radiological evidence of pneumonia. He is stable.
 
He tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus but negative for Novel Coronavirus.