Four Britons have been admitted to hospital on the holiday island of Majorca after coming into contact with a coronavirus sufferer.
Local authorities say they are a couple and their two children.
The father has been quarantined at the island’s main hospital Son Espases.
His wife and kids have also been admitted to the same hospital in the capital Palma after tests to see if they have the killer virus.
The admissions occurred after the unnamed dad, who lives in Majorca, went to the hospital on Thursday to inform medics he had been in contact with a person who had tested positive for the virus in France.
His wife and children were admitted after he was quarantined.
The results of tests on all four will be analyzed at a lab in Madrid and not are expected to be back at the hospital until after the weekend.
None of the four Brits are said to be showing any signs of ill health.
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.’
Earlier this month Spain confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a German holidaymaker who remains in hospital on the Canary island of La Gomera.
Overnight it emerged an American citizen has died in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the coronavirus outbreak began.
The death toll now stands at more than 823. More than 720, 2020 People have been infected with the virus worldwide.
There are three confirmed cases in the UK while another Brit on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan has been diagnosed with the virus.
Alan Steele from Wolverhampton is said to be feeling well and in good spirits after being transferred from the Diamond Princess to a hospital in Yokohama.
Additional reporting by Gerard Couzens.
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