Brazil Records First Case Of Coronavirus

The health ministry in Brazil has confirmed the first Coronaviros patient in the country.

According to AFP, the ministry on Wednesday said a Sao Paulo resident was diagnosed with the disease.

The 61-year-old patient had returned on February 21 from the Lombardy region of Italy, the epicentre of an outbreak in the European country, Brazil’s Health Minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, said.