The second patient northerner, from Aulnoye-Aymeries, reached by the new coronavirus was still Monday in a "stationary" state, two weeks after the death of the first patient in the University Hospital of Lille.
By Emmanuel Magdalene
Published 10/06/2013 | 5:27 p.m.
"There is no change either in the right or in the wrong direction" for the patient, who remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit, told AFP a spokesman for the hospital .
The last medical report of the second patient, published by the University Hospital on May 28, evoked a state "stable but still very serious." This man has been contaminated by the virus similar to SARS in late April, when he shared the Valenciennes hospital room the first patient in France, fell ill after returning from a trip to Dubai.
55 people affected worldwide
The first patient died on May 28, when he was hospitalized in intensive care in Lille since May 9 Both patients were under extracorporeal support to take over their lung function. This new virus, now designated by the WHO as respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Middle East (MERS), touched since September 55 people in the world, 31 have died.
The majority of cases were reported in Saudi Arabia, with the remainder divided between Qatar, Jordan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, the United Kingdom and France. http://nord-pas-de-calais.france3.fr/2013/06/10/coronavirus-le-2eme-patient-francais-toujours-dans-un-etat-stationnaire-267573.html