The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Spanish territory of Melilla in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Melilla | |
|---|---|
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Melilla |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via Spain |
| Arrival date | 10 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 107 |
| Recovered | 27 |
Deaths | 2 |
Timeline
editMarch 2020
editA man who arrived from the Iberian Peninsula carried the virus into the African Spanish Territory in Melilla.[1]
April 2020
editBy April 16, the city had confirmed a total of 103 cases. 27 had recovered, and two had died.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social - Profesionales - Teléfonos de información - Coronavirus". www.mscbs.gob.es. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Un positivo más en COVID-19 y tres nuevos recuperados en Melilla". El Faro de Melilla (in European Spanish). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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