3 Mar, 2020 @ 13:04
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COVID-19: Retired doctor first to be hospitalised over coronavirus in Malaga as number of infected in Spain reaches 150

Malaga Hospital
University Hospital Malaga
Malaga Hospital
University Hospital Malaga

A 73-YEAR-OLD retired doctor is being treated for pneumonia brought on by the coronavirus in Malaga. 

The patient was admitted to the University Hospital of Malaga on Sunday and is the first to be hospitalised over COVID-19 in the province.

Investigators are now attempting to trace back the individual’s point of infection.

It comes as the other cases in Andalucia have progressed well.

Of the other 13 confirmed cases, the majority are in stable conditions or showing no symptoms while the Marbella and Fuengirola patients continue to be isolated at home.

Between February 25 and March 1, the 061 emergency number received 1,017 calls related to coronavirus.

The number of infected in Spain has now reached 150.

It comes after Madrid saw its numbers almost double overnight to 46.

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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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