Chinese woman with coronavirus symptoms circumvented screening in France

Amid the outbreak of the coronavirus mutation , which causes pneumonia, a citizen of Wuhan, the city in China where the epidemic broke out and which concentrates the majority of victims, traveled to France with symptoms of the disease. To circumvent the body temperature check at the airport, she took medicine for her fever - one of the symptoms of the disease - to go down.

The ruse was only discovered by the Chinese embassy after the woman, whose identity was not revealed, told her story on a social network in the Asian country. The post also contained photos of the meal he made at a restaurant certified by the Michelin tourist guide.

“Before traveling, I felt feverish and coughed. I was afraid and hurried to take medication (to lower the fever) ”, he wrote. “I was constantly checking my temperature. Fortunately, I managed to lower it and leave the airport peacefully ”, he added.

According to the British broadcaster BBC News,  the Chinese embassy in Paris was flooded with emails and calls shortly after the woman's post went viral. She was located and sent to an emergency room. He underwent examinations, and his condition was not confirmed as coronavirus.

The symptoms of infection by the coronavirus 2019 n-CoV include high fever, cough, difficulty breathing and lung injuries. In more severe cases, they can progress to pneumonia or cause kidney failure.

The outbreak of the disease began in December 2019 within a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan City. There are suspicions that the coronavirus arose from contact with snakes or bats. To date, 26 people have died and more than 800 have been diagnosed with the disease. The virus arrived in Thailand, South Korea and now there are two confirmed cases in the United States. Outside of China, there is no known case of on-site contagion among humans - all of the patients recently arrived from Wuhan.

In the midst of an increase in the number of cases, China chose to quarantine 13 cities , cancel all flights to and from Wuhan and paralyze the entire public transport system. Events and tourist attractions were also canceled.