The woman, who traveled on the same plane as a person who later died and had been on the cruise ship MV Hondius, has been in isolation since last Friday.
According to the protocol established by the Ministry of Health, the PCR test will be repeated 24 hours after the confirmation of this initial result. The definitive diagnosis will be available between 24 and 48 hours after the second analysis.
If this second test is also negative, the patient would be considered a contact in quarantine and would be transferred to the Gómez Ulla Central Defense Hospital in Madrid.
Should the second PCR test result be positive, the woman would be evacuated to the High-Level Isolation and Treatment Unit of La Fe Hospital in Valencia. The patient, 32 years old, was admitted on Friday to an isolation room with negative pressure and remains stable with mild respiratory symptoms, mainly coughing, and no new symptoms.
The Ministry of Health activated the necessary resources to safeguard the safety and epidemiological surveillance of both the population and healthcare professionals from the outset. The initial sample was sent to the National Center for Microbiology on Friday night.
