Costa Del Sol Coronavirus False Alarm

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Costa Del Sol Coronavirus False Alarm. Tests have shown a patient who was put into isolation at Malaga hospital is suffering from influenza.

Costa Del Sol Coronavirus False Alarm

A man who has been in contact with people from Wuhan in China was quarantined at Malaga hospotal after developing symptoms consistent with the Coronavirus. The 52 year old was isolated after revealing he had been in contact with people from China, where the virus has already killed more than 170 people.

Health officials have now revealed that tests show the unnamed man is suffering from Influenza B, not the Coronavirus. He is being kept in isolation until the result of a final test is obtained, but experts are confident that he does not carry the infection.

The hospital in Malaga when the man has been isolated.

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Published: 30.01.2020

Written by Dave James