Brit dad-of-two, 46, tests positive for coronavirus in Majorca hospital after contact with another patient
A BRITISH dad-of-two quarantined in a Majorca hospital yesterday has tested positive for coronavirus, health officials on the island confirmed.
But tests on his wife and two girls, aged seven and ten have come back negative with no symptoms of the killer virus.
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The ten-year-old girl had previously tested positive for a common strain of flu.
The Balearics’ regional health authority said in a statement: “The results have confirmed the man admitted to Son Espases Hospital on Friday does have coronavirus.
“His wife and two daughters have tested negative and are asymptomatic at present.
“A study of other people who could have come into contact with the man has begun.”
Medics on the holiday island revealed the father had been quarantined at the capital's main hospital, Son Espases.
Spanish officials have said the passengers who were on the plane the British man took from France to Majorca will only be contacted if he tests positive for coronavirus.
The regional health authority confirmed in a statement the coronavirus emergency protocol had been activated.
It said: “The case under investigation affects four members of the same British family living in Majorca who have been examined by health professionals.
“The father went to Son Espases Hospital and the mother and children were subsequently transferred to the hospital for evaluation.
“The family have said they were in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus in France.
“The man has been quarantined and samples have been taken from all four to send them to a laboratory in Majadahonda in Madrid. They have all been admitted to hospital.”
He flew back to Majorca by plane after his January 25 to 29 trip to France.
