By Mauro Orru 
 

Telefonica SA said late Wednesday that an employee based near Madrid tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Spanish telecommunications company said the Aravaca-based employee worked until Feb. 25, before being hospitalized on March 1.

Telefonica said that all colleagues who came into contact with the infected employee would be working remotely.

 

Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com; @MauroOrru94

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 05, 2020 03:54 ET (08:54 GMT)

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