(4 Feb 2020) Belgium has reported its first case of a new virus in a person who was repatriated from the Chinese epicentre of the outbreak.
The health ministry said Tuesday the person was in good health and does not show any symptoms of the disease.
The individual was among nine Belgians repatriated from Wuhan, China, over the weekend.
Speaking from Brussels, Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health Maggie De Block confirmed the case, adding that all other Belgian citizens evacuated from Wuhan had tested negative for the novel coronavirus.
De Block urged people to remain calm, saying that the virus was "under control" in Belgium and that the panic caused by the outbreak was more dangerous than the virus itself.
The infected person was taken to a special hospital for further care while the other returnees remain under observation.
More than 180 cases of the new type of coronavirus have been confirmed beyond mainland China, which has more than 20,000 cases.
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