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Novel Coronavirus

Transmission electron micrograph of coronavirus

Human coronaviruses were first identified in the mid 1960s and are named for the crown-like projections on the surface of the virus. They are a group of viruses that cause respiratory infections in humans and animals.

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  • 13 May 2013: Public Health England (PHE) continues to keep its information and advice on the novel coronavirus under review. Although there are new cases in Saudi Arabia and in France, there have been no new cases of novel coronavirus in the UK since February and therefore there is currently no change to PHE’s previous advice. Novel coronavirus: PHE update 13 May 2013 [external link]

  • 19 February 2013:  The Health Protection agency reports on a patient who died of novel coronavirus on 17 February 2013. The patient was part of a family cluster in the West Midlands associated with recent travel to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.  Contacts of these cases have been traced and followed up.  There have been no further cases to date. Read the Health Protection Report  Read the novel coronavirus press release

 

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