MADRID — Spain has confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus after a man was diagnosed on the remote island of La Gomera in the Canaries, the Health Ministry said late on Friday. None of the repatriated Spaniards exhibited symptoms of the virus, but they will be quarantined at a military hospital in Madrid and held under observation for 14 days, the health ministry said. Four Danish citizens and one Norwegian who were also aboard the plane will be flown back to their home countries. The World Health Organization declared the epidemic an international emergency on Thursday, with cases confirmed in nearly 20 countries, including the United States, Britain and Germany. (Reporting by Nathan Allen; Editing by Tom Brown Editing by Sandra Maler and Tom Brown)

Source: National Post January 31, 2020 23:03 UTC