A Flixbus coach from Milan arriving Monday morning at Perrache station in Lyon has been isolated due to the presence on board of an Italian passenger suspected of carrying the coronavirus.
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The Regional Health Agency indicates having dispatched teams to the site " to assess the situation ". One of the passengers, who has flu-like symptoms, has been evacuated to a hospital and the others are confined to solitary confinement on the bus, parked in an area not passing from the station.
The epidemic of coronavirus which currently affects Italy worries the Lyon region, neighboring Italy with which it maintains many economic and tourist relations. On February 26, Lyon is to host Juventus Turin for a football match where many Italian supporters are expected.
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