Student studying overseas has COVID-19, Western University confirms

A Western University studying in Spain has contracted COVID-19, according to the university.

In a statement, the university said the student's condition is improving after being hospitalized and treated.

It's not known when the student tested positive for COVID-19, but two other Western students in Spain have been placed in self-isolation as a precautionary measure.

Western President Alan Shepard first shared the news duringa Senate meeting on campus Friday.

The family of the affected student has since been notified.

So far, London, Ont. has had one confirmed case of COVID-19a female Western University student in her 20s contracted the virus while travelling from Wuhan in late January.

She has since made a full recovery.