5 British Nationals Contract Coronavirus in France

A view of the house where five British nationals including a child, who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus after staying in the same ski chalet with a person who had been in Singapore, were staying at the French Alpine resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie, France on Feb. 8, 2020. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Five British nationals including one child tested positive for the new coronavirus after staying at a ski chalet in France, health officials said on Saturday.

The five people were staying in the same accommodation as a British man who was in Singapore from Jan. 20 to Jan. 23. That man became infected with the coronavirus.