COVID-19 pandemic in Melilla

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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 date10 March 2020
(1 year, 3 months and 4 days)
Confirmed cases107
Recovered27
Deaths
2

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Spanish territory of Melilla in March 2020.

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Timeline

March 2020

A man who arrived from the Iberian Peninsula carried the virus into the African Spanish Territory in Melilla. [1]

April 2020

By April 16, the city had confirmed a total of 103 cases. 27 had recovered, and two had died. [2]

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References

  1. "Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social - Profesionales - Teléfonos de información - Coronavirus". www.mscbs.gob.es. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Un positivo más en COVID-19 y tres nuevos recuperados en Melilla". El Faro de Melilla (in Spanish). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.