Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America

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AFP Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Last Updated : Feb 26 2020 | 8:26 PM IST

Brazil's health ministry on Wednesday said a Sao Paulo resident has been diagnosed with coronavirus, the first such case recorded in Latin America.

The 61-year-old patient had returned on February 21 from the Lombardy region of Italy, the epicentre of an outbreak in the European country, Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique said.

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First Published: Feb 26 2020 | 8:26 PM IST

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