Student studying overseas has COVID-19, Western University confirms
It's unclear if the student was on an exchange program
A Western University studying in Spain has contracted COVID-19, according to the university.
In a statement, the university said the student's condition is improving after being hospitalized and treated.
It's not known when the student tested positive for COVID-19, but two other Western students in Spain have been placed in self-isolation as a precautionary measure.
Western President Alan Shepard first shared the news during a Senate meeting on campus Friday.
President Shepard just said there is Western student abroad in Spain who contracted the virus, who is "not doing very well"
—@_raniaosman_The family of the affected student has since been notified.
So far, London, Ont. has had one confirmed case of COVID-19—a female Western University student in her 20s contracted the virus while travelling from Wuhan in late January.
She has since made a full recovery.
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