Argentina confirms first coronavirus case

Published: 12:27 AM, 4 Mar, 2020
Argentina confirms first coronavirus case
AFP

Argentina said Tuesday it has confirmed its first case of new coronavirus in a 43-year-old man who had returned from Italy.

Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia said the man has been in isolation since presenting himself to a health clinic.

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