BREAKING NEWS: It has been confirmed by local officials that five Britons have tested ‘positive’ for coronavirus in France, caughts in a ski resort in the Alps.  It is the first case of the deadly virus in the Alps, and the 11^th in France.

The first case of Coronavirus in the Alps has been pinpointed to the French resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie, near Mont Blanc.

Four adults and one child have been diagnosed with the virus after coming into contact with a British national there, who had recently visited Singapore.  They had all been staying in the same ski chalet in Les Contamines-Montjoie​.

Thankfully, at the moment, none are in a serious condition.

Eleven further people who also came into contact with the initial case, have also been hospitalised in hospitals in Grenoble, Lyon and saint-Etienne, as a precaution.