New 'Sars-like' coronavirus identified by UK officials

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19698335


In both cases to date, the infection was acquired in the Middle East


A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain.

The 49-year-old man, who was transferred to a London hospital by air ambulance from Qatar, is the second person confirmed with the coronavirus.

The first case was a patient in Saudi Arabia who has since died.

Officials are still determining what threat the new virus may pose.