Hawaiian authorities began looking for people who had been in contact with a Japanese tourist after he fell ill and tested positive for corona virus.

"Patient and wife visit Maui Island from January 28 to February 3, then move to Oahu Island and stay here until February 7 before flying back to Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. This person has symptoms. have a cold and don't have a fever on Oahu, but fall ill when they return home and tested positive for corona virus, "Hawaii Health Director Bruce Anderson said during a press conference today.

Local officials said the patient had been infected with a new corona virus (nCoV) in Japan, before traveling to the Hawaiian Islands. Judging from the 14-day incubation period of the coronary pneumonia outbreak (Covid-19) and the man who first showed symptoms just days after arriving in Hawaii.

"The current focus needs to be on identifying and locating long-term face-to-face contacts with patients on Oahu Island," said Dr. Sarah Park, an Hawaii epidemiologist. press conference and confirmed the signs of no high fever is "good thing" because Covid-19 is most contagious when patients have a fever.

Hawaiian health authorities were notified yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday and have alerted local health facilities to pay attention to cases of symptoms of Covid-19. "This is a serious concern, I would like to emphasize that this is a scenario we have prepared in advance," said Hawaii Governor David Ige.

Japan has 251 people positive for nCoV, of which an elderly woman died on February 13, the Hawaiian Islands have not recorded cases of Covid-19 infection. The epidemic has appeared in 27 countries and territories around the world, making 67,100 people infected, 1,526 dead and 8,193 recovering.

Countries with nCoV-infected patients. Click on image to see details.