CNBC/Reuters: Brazil Health Ministry confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America
* The Brazilian government confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America, officials from the Brazil Health Ministry said Wednesday.
* The diagnosis comes during Brazil’s carnival holiday, a peak time for domestic travel when millions of revelers throng to major cities for raucous street celebrations.
* Brazil is tracking 20 suspected cases of the virus in the country, health officials told reporters at a news briefing.
A Brazilian government test has confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America, officials from the Brazil Health Ministry said Wednesday, after a Sao Paulo hospital flagged the possible infection of a 61-year-old who had visited Italy.
The diagnosis comes during Brazil’s carnival holiday, a peak time for domestic travel when millions of revelers throng to major cities for raucous street celebrations.
Brazil is tracking 20 suspected cases of the virus in the country, health officials told reporters at a news briefing Wednesday.
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WNU Editor: I shudder if this disease enters Venezuela. Venezuela's health system has collapsed, and there is no care if you get sick.
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