Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America, patient was back from Italy
Brazil Wednesday confirmed its first coronavirus case after a Sao Paulo resident tested positive, marking it the first such case recorded in Latin America.
Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique said the 61-year-old patient had returned on February 21 from the Lombardy region of Italy, which is now the epicenter of an outbreak in the European country.
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