Corona virus
Does anybody know if there have been any cases of Coronavirus reported in the Costa del Sol .We are concerned about our upcoming visit to Frigiliana ,being aware of the high number of Chinese visitors to the town .
Does anybody know if there have been any cases of Coronavirus reported in the Costa del Sol .We are concerned about our upcoming visit to Frigiliana ,being aware of the high number of Chinese visitors to the town .
None in mainland Spain as yet but one case reported in Majorca
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:43pm
Thanks Teresa B
Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 1:44pm
From El Pais
As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, the tally in Spain had reached around 119 confirmed cases by midday Monday. (read the latest update here)
Of these, 10 were reported yesterday, while today there were two new cases in Catalonia, two in Castilla-La Mancha, one in Castilla y León, 13 in Madrid and nine in Cantabria. That was according to the latest official figures, announced on Monday by Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies
Only the regions of Galicia, La Rioja and Murcia, and the exclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the northern coast of Africa, are free of reported infectionsAfter two isolated cases were detected in late January and early February, there was a surge in reported infections last week after health authorities introduced more comprehensive testing to include people with unexplained respiratory illnesses, regardless of their travel background.
Only the regions of Galicia, La Rioja and Murcia, and the exclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the northern coast of Africa, are free of reported infections.
“In Madrid, there are a number of situations with a different interpretation,” Simón told reporters on Monday. “There are cases associated with trips. Secondary infections from identified cases. And areas of interest where these cases have occurred.” One of those areas is the municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz, where the authorities are still trying to determine the source of several infections.
“Another situation is associated with a religious group, where a number of different cases have been identified,” Simón continued. “We are investigating whether they are related to other isolated cases of individuals who belong to similar religious groups."
“Of the cases in Spain, many cases are so mild that they are in fact being treated in their homes,” he added.
The president on the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, announced on Monday that the risk of coronavirus in the European Union had risen from moderate to high. “In other words, the virus continues to spread,” she told reporters.
Spanish health authorities are maintaining the lowest of the three existing alert assessments, “containment,” but the three areas of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid region), the Basque Country and Málaga are under scrutiny due to several unexplained cases. Around 90% of cases in Spain are imported.
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