Not affected by the coronavirus

Coronavirus - The government here in Monaco has just confirmed, that the two patients hospitalized on Monday afternoon at the Princess Grace Hospital Center of Monaco are not affected by the coronavirus, with the tests carried out proving to be negative.

A big relief for the 30,000 Monegasque residents, cross-border workers and tourists from the Principality. With 8.4% of Monaco's employees living in Italy, some 6,000 people, and a very international local population, the risks of the virus spreading in the Principality are smaill but very real.

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