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North Macedonia Confirms 1st Coronavirus Case
North Macedonia Confirms 1st Coronavirus Case
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BELGRADE (Sputnik) - The first case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in North Macedonia after three citizens came to the clinic with flu-like... 26.02.2020, Sputnik International
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North Macedonia Confirms 1st Coronavirus Case
BELGRADE (Sputnik) - The first case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in North Macedonia after three citizens came to the clinic with flu-like symptoms, Health Minister Venko Filipche said on Wednesday.
"Three people reported to the Clinic for Infectious Diseases with flu-like symptoms and were tested for coronavirus. Two tested negatives [while one tested positive]," Filipche told a press conference, as quoted by the national MIA news agency.
According to the news agency, the infected person is a 50-year-old woman, who has recently returned from Italy, which has registered more than 300 cases of the illness — the highest number of those infected in Europe — and 12 deaths due to the disease.
26 February 2020, 17:59 GMT
Filipche also said that later on Wednesday, a plane with North Macedonian citizens evacuated from Italy was set to arrive in Skopje, adding that his country had introduced a ban on organizing excursions to the virus-hit EU member state.
The coronavirus disease, officially called COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation, has infected over 81,000 people worldwide with the death toll of over 2,700 people.
