Wuhan coronavirus: London patient took Uber to hospital against advice - Business Insider

The woman was sent home pending the results of her test before being taken to another hospital in London, St Thomas', for treatment on Wednesday,Ben Travis, the chief executive of branch of the National Health Service trust that covers Lewisham, described what happened to the patient in a message to staff published by The Guardian.

"As further assessment was required, the patient was then taken to a dedicated isolation room in the emergency department. In line with our protocols, throughout their care the patient was escorted and did not come into contact with other patients. The patient was later discharged and taken home by London ambulance service."

Customers wearing face masks shop inside a supermarket following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan.An Uber spokesperson told Business Insider: "We received a request from Public Health England for information about a passenger who has now been confirmed as having coronavirus.

How else were they going to get there? The tube? On foot? Any way they managed it - they can’t avoid people. If they avoided the tube then they did well

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