Traveler from the airport who has admitted to Hvidovre Hospital earlier today is testet negative
The patient, who arrived from China via Helsinki, was tested upon admission, and the result has come out negative from the laboratory at Statens Serum Institut.
This morning, the traveler was admitted suspected of infection with the novel coronavirus. The patient was isolated and taken care of by trained personnel according to the guidelines for handling particular infectious diseases.
”It is of course good news that the traveler from Finland does not have the infection. The process has run smoothly. The patient was observed having symptoms upon arrival at the airport and afterwards transported to Hvidovre Hospital, which is one of the two hospitals in Denmark with the expertise to handle patients who need to be isolated due to transmission risk of an infectious disease”, says Søren Brostrøm, Director General of the Danish Health Authority.
With the current test result no cases of the novel coronavirus has occurred in Denmark as of yet and the risk of becoming infected in Denmark is small. This is also the case for Danish airports and there is no need to worry when travelling to and from the airports.
“Fortunately, we have a well-tested and effective emergency management system. We have increased out information efforts about the novel coronavirus towards travelers and employees in the airports. Travelers, who were in the airport this morning when the traveler suspected of infection arrived, do not need to worry. Luckily, it seems that only people in direct contact with an infected individual are at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. Not if you have merely been in the same building”, Søren Brostrøm explains.
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