Slovenia confirms first case of novel coronavirus

Slovenia confirms first case of novel coronavirus
# 05 March 2020 09:24 (UTC +04:00)

The first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Slovenia, the Health Ministry said in a statement, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"Today at 20:44 (19:44 GMT) we were notified of the first case of coronavirus. The patient returned from Morocco through Italy, he has currently been hospitalized to an infectious diseases clinic in Ljubljana", the ministry said on Twitter on Wednesday.

All possible contacts of the patient in Slovenia are being checked, it said.

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