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GENEVA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A Briton who infected at least
five people with the new coronavirus in a French ski resort
travelled there and back via Geneva airport in Switzerland on
Jan. 24 and 28, the Swiss government said on Monday.
In response to a question, the Federal Office of Public
Health said it had not taken additional measures to identify
those with whom he may have had contact.
The airport is a hub for tourists heading to Alpine ski
resorts in France and Switzerland.
The virus, which originated in China and has so far killed
over 900 of the more than 40,000 people it is known to have
infected, can be spread via droplets and close contact, although
health authorities have said contagion is unlikely to occur
through brief exchanges.
The airline easyJet said English health authorities
had contacted all those who were on board a flight from Geneva
to London on Jan. 28 after one of those on board was later
diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
(Reporting by Emma Farge and Marina Depetris; Editing by Kevin
Liffey)
