Coronavirus Hits Finland As Two Chinese Tests Positive

The two tourists who are members of the same family, other member of the family not showing any symptoms.

The chief of Infections Unit at Lapland Central Hospital in Rovaniemi Dr Markku Broas explains to Finland news portal, News Now Finland

“They have contacted the health care emergency last evening [Thursday] with flu symptoms. One has normal flu symptoms and the other feels a little tired and sick but doesn’t have any specific throat pain or running nose” explains.”

“We have very many tourists from China, and we realised last weekend that we have to be very quick to get new guidelines. Ivalo has followed the guidelines, and understood that these persons have been in Wuhan in the last 14 days and have flu-like symptoms” he added.

So far the coronavirus infections have been confirmed in France, South Korea, Japan, Nepal, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, Canada and Sri Lanka.