Germany: One Locally Acquired 2019-nCoV Case in Bavaria State

According to Germany's Ministry of Health and press sources, 1 locally acquired, laboratory-confirmed case of pneumonia caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was reported on January 27, 2020, in Bavaria State. The case reported contact on January 21 with an asymptomatic Chinese resident who had traveled to Germany while asymptomatic. Fever and respiratory symptoms would likely manifest in contacts within the 14-day incubation period usual for coronaviruses.