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From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 9, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 9, 2020
With Cyprus reporting first 2 coronavirus cases, all EU states now hit
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCyprus reports its first two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, meaning that all 27 European Union member states have now reported infections.
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the two cases are both Cypriot men who had recently traveled home from overseas, and had been among dozens of people tested.
“Two of… 50 samples were positive, so these are the first cases of the coronavirus in Cyprus… there is no need to panic,” Ioannou tells a press conference early on Monday evening.
— AFP
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