The first case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Bhutan, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday citing Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, APA reports citing Xinhua.
Tshering said that the novel coronavirus was confirmed in a 76-year-old American tourist who arrived in Bhutan on Monday from India.
It has been said that schools and other facilities in areas visited by the infected person will be closed for three weeks.