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05 May 20
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A patient diagnosed with pneumonia near Paris on 27 December actually had the coronavirus, his doctor has said.
Dr Yves Cohen told French media a swab taken at the time was recently tested, and came back positive for Covid-19.
The patient, who has since fully recovered, said he had no idea where he caught the virus as he had not been to any infected areas.
This news means the virus may have arrived in France almost a month earlier than previously thought.
What do we know about the new case?
Dr Cohen, head of emergency medicine at Avicenne and Jean-Verdier hospitals near Paris, said the patient was a 43-year-old man from Bobigny, north-east of Paris.
He was exhibiting what later became to be known as the main symptoms of coronavirus, including a dry cough, a fever and trouble breathing.
He was admitted to hospital on 27 December, four days before the World Health Organization's China country office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause being detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52526554
Dr Yves Cohen told French media a swab taken at the time was recently tested, and came back positive for Covid-19.
The patient, who has since fully recovered, said he had no idea where he caught the virus as he had not been to any infected areas.
This news means the virus may have arrived in France almost a month earlier than previously thought.
What do we know about the new case?
Dr Cohen, head of emergency medicine at Avicenne and Jean-Verdier hospitals near Paris, said the patient was a 43-year-old man from Bobigny, north-east of Paris.
He was exhibiting what later became to be known as the main symptoms of coronavirus, including a dry cough, a fever and trouble breathing.
He was admitted to hospital on 27 December, four days before the World Health Organization's China country office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause being detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52526554
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cant be true ,trump and pompei said they have evidence china didn't drop the test tube till early jan 
A key question is what strain was the virus. If it was type A, it deepens the mystery about where the virus started, as Wuhan cases were type B, a mutation of the original.
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/11/coronavirus-many-strains-covid-19-discovered-far-12542619/
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https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/11/coronavirus-many-strains-covid-19-discovered-far-12542619/
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Guess the test is dna based
But will one case in Dec 19 be accepted as a true test if no others are found.
His Mrs is a supermarket worker near cdg airport
But will one case in Dec 19 be accepted as a true test if no others are found.
His Mrs is a supermarket worker near cdg airport
The World Health Organization has warned that more early cases of coronavirus are likely to be uncovered in countries around the globe.
It comes after a French doctor said he had tested a sample from a patient diagnosed with pneumonia on 27 December last year, and found it was positive for coronavirus.
The development means Covid-19 may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought.
Speaking in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said he was "not surprised" by the news.
He called on other countries to reassess their medical records from late 2019 to help to build a "newer and clearer picture" of the pandemic.
More to follow?
It comes after a French doctor said he had tested a sample from a patient diagnosed with pneumonia on 27 December last year, and found it was positive for coronavirus.
The development means Covid-19 may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought.
Speaking in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said he was "not surprised" by the news.
He called on other countries to reassess their medical records from late 2019 to help to build a "newer and clearer picture" of the pandemic.
More to follow?
And the earliest known case is highly unlikely to be the earliest case. This could have been in Western Europe in November.
Dr Cohen told the BBC that he had the idea to look back at all patients who had been in intensive care units with suspected pneumonia between 2 December and 16 January.
He found 14 patients who had tested negative for pneumonia. He defrosted their samples and tested them for traces of Covid-19.
He said that out of the 14 samples, one tested positive for traces of Covid-19. A second test on that same sample also came back positive. He added that the patient's chest scan was also compatible with the symptoms of Covid-19.
A full report was due later this week, and would be published by the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Dr Cohen added.
He found 14 patients who had tested negative for pneumonia. He defrosted their samples and tested them for traces of Covid-19.
He said that out of the 14 samples, one tested positive for traces of Covid-19. A second test on that same sample also came back positive. He added that the patient's chest scan was also compatible with the symptoms of Covid-19.
A full report was due later this week, and would be published by the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Dr Cohen added.
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