NEW: Germany reports another case of coronavirus near border with the Netherlands; the man is in critical condition
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Two new cases of Covid-19 contamination were diagnosed in Germany on Tuesday, according to regional authorities.
25/02/2020
A German patient, originally from Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, about sixty kilometers from the Belgian border, has been confirmed infected with the new coronavirus, German authorities said on Tuesday, quoted by the dpa and ANP agencies. The person was transported to a university hospital in Düsseldorf (north-west).
Due to the recognized case in the regional state of North Rhine-Westphalia, schools and daycare centers in the city of Heinsberg, located near the border with the Netherlands, will be closed as a precaution on Wednesday, according to the Westdeutscher Rundfunk media. (WDR).
In addition, a 25-year-old man was also hospitalized in solitary confinement in the regional state of Baden-Württemberg (southwest). He would probably have been infected in Italy, in Milan.
These new cases bring the number of people infected in Germany to 18. The other affected people are treated in Bavaria (south) and Hesse (west).