Brazil confirms Latin America's first coronavirus case

Thu, Feb 27, 2020 - 6:46 AM

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

PHOTO: AFP PHOTO/AGENCIA BRASIL/JOSE CRUZ

[SAO PAULO] Sao Paulo's stock exchange plummeted seven per cent on Wednesday over fears of the coronavirus after a local resident became the first such case recorded in Latin America.

The 61-year-old patient returned on February 21 from the Lombardy region of Italy, the epicentre of an...

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