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First case of coronavirus confirmed in Egypt: Health ministry
[AlAhram] The first confirmed case of the new coronavirus was detected in Egypt on Friday, a joint statement by the country's health ministry and the World Health Organization said, adding that the ill person was a foreigner, without giving further details. The person tested positive for the quick-spreading virus but had no symptoms so far, health ministry front man Khaled Megahed said, adding that he had been quarantined in a hospital. Related: Coronavirus: 2020-02-13 Logistical and Technical Exploration into the Origins of the Wuhan Strain of Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Coronavirus: 2020-02-13 Corona Virus Lack of hygiene awareness Coronavirus: 2020-02-13 Coronavirus: Are cruise ships really 'floating Petri dishes'? Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-15 |
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