Hungary confirms fifth case of new coronavirus

Hungarian authorities have confirmed the country’s fifth case of the new coronavirus, with a 70-year-old Hungarian man testing positive for the virus.

The man, who suffers from multiple severe illnesses and is generally in a weakened state, is receiving treatment at Budapest’s St. Laszlo Hospital, the government website providing updates about the coronavirus outbreak said on Saturday.

The man is suspected to have contracted the infection from his son who lives abroad. According to the website, the patient’s son had visited his father in February after having been to Italy and Paris.

According to the website, the authorities are looking into whom the patient had come into contact with. The authorities will question both the man’s wife and his son, the statement said, adding that his wife has also been quarantined.

The authorities will provide more information on the man’s condition and the next steps concerning his diagnosis at a later time, the statement added.