Couple spark coronavirus outbreak with 13 people infected after Manchester holiday

A couple in Berlin have sparked a coronavirus outbreak after testing positive following a holiday in Manchester.A couple in Berlin have sparked a coronavirus outbreak after testing positive following a holiday in Manchester.

The Turkish couple flew home with Ryanair from the city on July 16. The 50-year-old taxi driver and his 45-year-old wife were not diagnosed until six days later. Now their whole family is infected including the couple's four children, aged nine to 21, and their grandmother.

A total of 50 people are now self-isolating after having contact with the family, and a further six have already tested positive. Email us about your holiday experiences, good or bad, at

No family members have required medical treatment after testing positive, Gudrun Widders, an official at the local health office told BILD newspaper.Now more test results are pending following the outbreak, the paper reports.The couple visited the doctors after developing a scratchy throat and cough following their holiday.

A total of 234 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the German capital in the past eight days.

The country has so far recorded a total of 207,379 active cases and 9,205 deaths. On July 28, Germany’s foreign ministry advised citizens against travelling to several Spanish regions which have recorded outbreaks.

A statement on its website now warns: “We currently advise against unnecessary tourist trips to the autonomous communities of Aragon, Catalonia and Navarre due to high infection numbers and local lockdowns."

From July 30, all travellers arriving at Berlin airports will be offered a free coronavirus test. Downing Street has warned that “no travel is risk-free” after Brits returning from Spain were told they must quarantine on return in a shock announcement.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman warned decisions on border measures and travel advice “can be changed rapidly if necessary to help stop the spread of the disease”.

He went on: “Unfortunately no travel is risk-free during this pandemic and disruption is possible and so anyone travelling abroad should be aware that our travel advice and exemption list is under constant review as we monitor the international situation.”

Reference: Microsoft News:Rosaleen Fenton 4 hrs ago: 28th July 2020