▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February , ▁a ▁man ▁from ▁N ure m berg ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he ▁on ▁business ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Kar ls ru he ▁City ▁Hospital . ▁His ▁family ▁in ▁N ure m berg ▁was ▁also ▁ill ▁with ▁resp ir atory ▁sympt oms . ▁ ▁Bav aria ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁employee ▁of ▁Web asto , ▁a ▁German ▁car ▁parts ▁supp lier ▁at ▁St arn berg , ▁Bav aria ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁S AR S - Co V - 2 . ▁He ▁contract ed ▁the ▁in fection ▁from ▁a ▁Chinese ▁colle ague ▁who ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁visit ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁from ▁her ▁parents ▁from ▁Wu han . ▁His ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁contract ing ▁the ▁virus ▁outside ▁of ▁China ▁from ▁a ▁non - rel ativ ethe ▁first ▁known ▁transmission ▁of ▁the ▁virus ▁outside ▁China ▁being ▁father ▁to ▁son ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁January , ▁three ▁more ▁cases ▁were ▁confirmed , ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 0 - year - old ▁man ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁woman . ▁All ▁three ▁were ▁also ▁employees ▁of ▁Web asto . ▁They ▁were ▁monitor ed ▁and ▁quar ant ined ▁at ▁the ▁München ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Schw ab ing . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January , ▁a