20 Mar, 2020 @ 17:50
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BREAKING: SECOND young Guardia Civil officer dies from coronavirus in Spain despite NO pre-existing health conditions

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SPAIN has seen its second Guardia Civil agent die from COVID-19 despite having no pre-existing conditions that would put him at a higher risk. 

Francisco Javier died from pneumonia caused by coronavirus today in Herrera de la Mancha in Ciudad Real.

The 38-year-old was self-isolating at home after the state of alarm came into effect.

He was rushed to hospital early this morning but died within hours as doctors could do nothing to save his life.

It comes after the announcement earlier this week that another Guardia Civil officer had been killed by COVID-19.

The 37-year-old was also apparently healthy before catching the virus and, too, had no pre-existing conditions.

He was hospitalised for several days before passing.

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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