Coronavirus: super spreaders and the risk in the UK

Health officials urged to disclose movements of British businessman believed to have contracted disease in Singapore

London Bridge, London, Coronavirus
A woman wearing a protective face mask crosses London Bridge
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A British man who contracted the new coronavirus in Singapore has been linked to at least seven other confirmed cases in the UK, Spain and France - sparking fears that he may be a “super spreader” of the infection.

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