26 Feb, 2020 @ 12:43
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TODDLER being tested for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa Blanca while Italy confirms first child cases

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A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy is being tested for coronavirus on the Costa Blanca. 

The toddler was isolated at Denia Hospital yesterday after presenting with symptoms of the disease.

It comes after a British expat was also tested at the same hospital last week, although that was ruled out as a false alarm.

Meanwhile in Italy 30 news cases have been reported with children among the infected for the first time.

Four minors tested positive in Lombardy, the worst hit region, including a four-year-old girl.

The death toll in Italy has remained at 11, impacting the elderly and those with underlying health issues, reported Reuters.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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