Coronavirus Outbreak at French Ski Chalet: 5 Confirmed, 6 Quarantined
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Eleven British nationals are quarantined after exposure to the Coronavirus; five of them have tested positive. Wikimedia photo.
Five guests at a ski chalet in the Haute-Savoie region of the Eastern French Alps recently tested positive for the coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV. Six other individuals across France, Switzerland, and England are also under quarantine after all eleven came into contact with an infected British businessman who recently returned from a trip to Singapore.
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The Briton, now referred to as a 'superspreader,' was not officially diagnosed until he returned to the UK from his business trip in Singapore. All five resort guests are in stable condition and in treatment, including a nine-year-old boy. The two schools he attends will be closed and under quarantine over the next week. This recent outbreak adds to the growing frenzy surrounding the rapidly spreading virus; over 35,000 individuals have been diagnosed since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China early in January.
