"A patient infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus has died in the UK."
"He was being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and died on Sunday morning, the hospital has confirmed.
Of the 12 people known to have been infected with the virus around the world, six have died.
The threat to the general population is thought to be small, although the virus has shown signs of spreading in people."
James Gallagher reports for BBC News February 19, 2013.
Source: BBC, 02/20/2013
