Coronavirus: First case of human-to-human transmission confirmed in Europe

The German man who was infected with the coronavirus had not visited China but had worked alongside a female colleague who recently travelled from China to Germany, reported AFP.

The man had attended a training workshop which was being facilitated by his Chinese colleague on January 21 and was confirmed as having the coronavirus on Monday.

The Chinese woman reported feeling unwell on the flight home from Germany.

The authorities confirmed the woman tested positive for the coronavirus after she arrived home in China.

It is believed the woman had visited her parents in Wuhan (the origin of the virus) before travelling to Europe.

So far 106 people have died after they were infected with the deadly virus.

At the time of publishing this article there were no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the UK.