How the coronavirus came to Germany

The transcript details the case of Germany's Patient Zero, a Chinese woman from Shanghai who traveled to Germany for meetings. Her parents visited her from Wuhan before her trip. Doctors traced the virus spread by examining meeting records and interviewing employees. The first German infected sat next to her on January 20th. Case 4, infected on January 22nd, had regular contact with her and shared a salt shaker with a coworker, who became the fifth infected person.

Who was identified as Germany's Patient Zero in the COVID-19 outbreak?

• A German employee at Webasto

• A German doctor

• A Chinese woman from the Shanghai branch of Webasto

• A tourist from Wuhan

What method did doctors use to trace the origin of the virus spread in Germany?

• Contacting the Chinese government

• Testing all employees

• Interviewing employees and checking meeting records

• Analyzing travel records

On what date did the first German person get infected by Patient Zero?

• January 18th

• January 22nd

• January 20th

• January 25th

How did case number 4 likely get infected?

• By sharing a salt shaker

• By sitting next to Patient Zero in a meeting

• By touching contaminated surfaces

• By traveling to Wuhan

What was the likely cause of infection for the fifth person?

• Traveling to another country

• Sharing a salt shaker with case number 4

• Direct contact with Patient Zero

• Attending a large public event