Coronavirus case in Peru is employed by LATAM airline

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First case of coronavirus confirmed in Peru 0:34

(CNN Spanish) - After the authorities confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus in the country, LATAM Airlines Peru reported that the affected party is a worker at the company.

In a statement obtained by CNN, the airline said that when the person traveled to Europe he was not on duty but on vacation and made all his flights, including return, on other airlines. They clarified that since he returned to Peru he did not return to work at the company since he reported that he was with “medical rest”. "We are following the case closely and providing all the necessary support for our collaborator and their families," they said.

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“LATAM Airlines emphasizes that it meets all the sanitary requirements required by local authorities regarding the management of infectious and contagious diseases in all countries where we operate. In turn, it reaffirms that both its command and cabin crews, as well as ground personnel, are trained to handle such situations, ”they said in the statement.