27 Feb, 2020 @ 12:58
1 min read

Two more cases of coronavirus ‘contagion’ in Spain’s Madrid as patients test positive despite not travelling to ‘at risk’ areas while Italy sees infected surge to 400

ambulance madrid

Coronavirus

TWO new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Madrid, bringing the total of infected people in Spain to 14. 

Both patients are believed to have been infected by ‘contagion’ since they have not travelled to or from any of the ‘at risk’ areas such as Italy, Iran or South Korea. 

Contagion is the spread of a disease from person to person through close contact.

Health bosses are now investigating any possible links the two new cases may have had with other patients who tested positive after returning from Italy. 

It comes after a patient with the virus in Sevilla was the first to have not travelled from an at-risk area. 

Investigators are still trying to track down the 62-year-old’s point of infection. 

The probe includes a meeting he had for work in Malaga. 

The coronavirus has now been detected in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Sevilla and Castellon. 

Meanwhile in Italy some 400 cases have been confirmed, with the number infected jumping by 25% in 24 hours. 

Globally, more than 80,000 people have been infected across some 40 countries. 

 

Click here to read more Health News from The Olive Press.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

GOT A STORY? Contact newsdesk@theolivepress.es or call +34 951 273 575 Twitter: @olivepress

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Coronavdddirus
Previous Story

COVID-19: Health bosses investigating whether Sevilla coronavirus patient picked up infection at meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Next Story

Use of cars in Madrid rises, while use of public transport declines

Latest from Health

Go toTop