A man who contracted a potentially fatal Sars-like virus is now in a stable condition.
The 49-year-old, from Qatar, is being treated in an intensive care unit at St Thomas' hospital in London after he became infected with a new type of coronavirus.
A spokesman for the hospital confirmed that the man, who is still in isolation and is connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive, has been in a stable condition for the last two days.
He is receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Ecmo) treatment, which delivers oxygen to the blood outside the body when the lungs are not able to. It also continuously pumps blood into and around the body. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gVylXoK7wowy2XfkyDpz2NRdUTBw?docId=N0434941348743771002A