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| Spanish emergency health chief Fernando Simon tests POSITIVE for Covid-19 | Spanish emergency health chief Fernando Simon tests POSITIVE for Covid-19 |
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| Spain's emergency health chief Fernando Simon has tested positive for the Covid-19 infection. The 57-year-old began displaying symptoms on Sunday evening and underwent testing overnight. | Spain's emergency health chief Fernando Simon has tested positive for the Covid-19 infection. The 57-year-old began displaying symptoms on Sunday evening and underwent testing overnight. |
| The news was confirmed by doctor Maria Jose Sierra during the health ministry’s daily coronavirus press briefing on Monday. | |
| Simon previously stepped back from his position on March 21, when he began showing symptoms such as a cough, only for a Covid-19 test to come back negative. He then reappeared at the daily press briefings and apologized for undergoing the test before many of his compatriots. | Simon previously stepped back from his position on March 21, when he began showing symptoms such as a cough, only for a Covid-19 test to come back negative. He then reappeared at the daily press briefings and apologized for undergoing the test before many of his compatriots. |
| Spain has confirmed more than 85,000 cases resulting in 7,340 deaths so far, making it the second-worst outbreak in Europe, behind Italy. | |
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