Swiss coronavirus cases rise to nine as children placed in precautionary quarantine

(Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland rose to nine on Thursday, as the canton of Basel-City put a number of children into a two-week quarantine after one of their caregivers tested positive for the virus.

A young woman who returned to work at a daycare facility after travelling to Milan has tested positive for the new coronavirus, authorities in Basel-City said late on Thursday.