Giuseppe Michieli
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Novel Coronavirus, Italy: 25 close contacts of confirmed cases tested for the virus (La Repubblica, June 2 2013, extract)
Source: La Repubblica (in italian), full text: Fonte: Repubblica, [link to firenze.repubblica.it] - Extract.


Novel Coronavirus, 25 close contacts of confirmed cases tested for the virus

Health Minister: ''Situation appears under control.''


Coworkers of the first italian MERS-CoV patient have been tested for the virus today. In the next few hours, results should be available. Until now, they have not symptoms of illness. In the meantime, the two new confirmed cases - a Young girl and a woman - are in stable condition and under isolation.

25 close contacts of the first confirmed MERS-CoV case in Italy are awaiting the results of the laboratory tests. People holds breath while waiting to know whether the virus has been contained or if has spreaded further.