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Updated February 9th, 2020 at 18:50 IST

Spain confirms second case of coronavirus; UK plane brings 200 evacuees

Spain confirmed its second case of the new virus from China, and a plane evacuating more than 200 people from Wuhan landed Sunday in Britain

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Spain confirmed its second case of the new virus from China, and a plane evacuating more than 200 people from the Chinese city at the centre of the epidemic landed Sunday in Britain. The coronavirus case was detected in Mallorca, a popular vacation island in the Mediterranean Sea, Spain’s National Microbiology Center said.

Coronavirus in Spain

A British man who lives on the island contracted the virus at the end of January at a French ski resort where he came into contact with an infected person, according to Fernando Simón, head of Spain’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies.

The man, who was not identified, is healthy but is being kept in isolation in Palma de Mallorca, Simón told a news conference in Madrid. His wife and two daughters tested negative.

Authorities are working to identify all the people the British man came into contact within Spain.

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Spain’s first virus case was a German tourist diagnosed a week ago in the Canary Islands off northwest Africa.

Britain’s evacuation plane, the second one charted by the government, arrived Sunday morning at RAF Brize Norton. British officials said the flight brought back 105 British citizens and family members, as well as 95 European citizens and family members. A total of 13 staff and medics were also on board.

The passengers were being taken to a hotel in Milton Keys where they will be quarantined for 14 days.

The virus death toll in China rose Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, and officials said nearly 37,200 people have been infected there.

Europe has seen a total of 38 infections in nine countries, including 14 in Germany.

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Read: Health Ministry Gives Update On Coronavirus, 9452 Persons Under Community Surveillance

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Published February 9th, 2020 at 18:50 IST

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