Woman tested for coronavirus
February 27, 2013
A 39-year-old woman has been admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital in a suspected case of novel coronavirus.

The hospital told the Centre for Health Protection today that a preliminary test was negative for coronavirus but positive for seasonal influenza A.

The patient fell ill on February 23 and was admitted to the isolation ward of the hospital today. Her condition is stable.

She travelled to Saudi Arabia from February 20 to 22.

No human novel coronavirus infection has been identified in Hong Kong so far.