3 Mar, 2020 @ 10:53
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BREAKING: Coronavirus arrives in Gibraltar as patient tests positive after returning from Italy via Malaga airport

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GIBRALTAR has confirmed its first coronavirus case.

According to the Gibraltar Health Authority, a patient tested positive on the British territory after returning from a trip to northern Italy.

The individual travelled home via Malaga airport.

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said: “We have a confirmed case of #Coronavirus #Covid19 in Gibraltar.

“The patient had travelled to Northern Italy via Malaga airport.

“The patient is happily recovering well and their partner has no symptoms.

“We will make more information available as soon as we are able to.”

The GHA said it is now identifying the health professionals who have been in contact with the patient.

It added: “The GHA is also carrying out an extensive process of contact tracing.

“This will help to establish who else should get testing.”

It encouraged everyone to practice high standards of personal hygiene and in particular hand washing.

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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.

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