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The French regional agency Agence R\u00e9gionale de Sant\u00e9 (ARS) has revealed that there are two cases of the dreaded coronavirus in the neighbouring French Island of Martinique.<\/p>

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The cases were confirmed positive at the Martinique University Hospital on Thursday afternoon, according to French media reports.<\/p>\n

They are being managed by SAMU (Aervice d\u2019aide M\u00e9dicale Urgente) on the French island along procedures implemented by the authorities.<\/p>

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The cases bring to ten the amount of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in French overseas territories.<\/p>

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There are two cases in French St. Martin, one in St. Barth\u00e9lemy (St. Barts) and five in French Guiana.<\/p>\n

More on this matter when additional information is available.<\/p>

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