据英国《布莱克浦公报》报导,英国32岁的艾希礼·索雷(Ashley Shorley)稍早卖掉其在西约克郡桑顿的房子后,前往泰国旅行。但他在泰国旅行一周后,于12月27日感染某种病毒后,病情迅速恶化。

BANGKOK, THAILAND – JANUARY 08: Public Health Officials hand out disease monitoring information after performing a thermal scans on passengers arriving from Wuhan, China at Suvarnabumi Airport on January 8, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand has ordered thermoscanning of passengers in four Thai airports, including Suvarnabumi, Don Mueang, Phuket and Chiang Mai. The disease surveillance and monitoring came about as a response to a severe pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

目前,他被诊断出肺炎和两肺萎缩,并于1月6日被飞机从普吉岛送往曼谷的一家医院医治。手术后,他已不用依靠氧气呼吸。不过,目前尚未证实索雷感染的肺炎是否跟目前关注的武汉肺炎有关。泰国最早于1月8日在武汉至曼谷的航班上检测出首例疑似感染武汉肺炎病毒病例;13日确定第二起,两起都是中国籍人士。