World
Five Britons on Holiday in French Alps Contract Coronavirus
- Cases not serious, linked to Briton who arrived from Singapore
- Peak period for Alpine skiing holidays as school breaks start
Les Contamines-Montjoie, near Mont Blanc in the French Alps, where five British nationals including a child have tested positive for coronavirus on Feb. 8.
Photographer: Marie Giffard/AFP via Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
A group of Britons sharing a chalet in the Alps have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, a week before thousands of U.K. families are due to travel to France for skiing vacations during school holidays.
The group of five includes four adults and a child and none of the cases are serious, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on BFM TV Saturday. The cases started with another British national who traveled to France after a three-day stay in Singapore, arriving in the Haute Savoie region on Jan. 24 for four days, the minister said.