Health & Community
Woman tests negative for coronavirus
August 12, 2013
A 33-year-old woman who fell ill after visiting Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi has tested negative for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, the Centre for Health Protection reported today, after it received a report on the case from the Prince of Wales Hospital.She fell ill yesterday and was admitted to the hospital's isolation ward where she is in stable condition.
She had travelled to the three places from August 5 to 10. She visited a zoo in Abu Dhabi on August 7 where live poultry, including chickens, ducks and geese, were present. She was also involved in camel-riding.
Travellers returning from novel coronavirus-affected countries with respiratory symptoms should wear face masks, seek medical attention and reveal their travel history to doctors.
