Peru recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus, President Martin Vizcarra...
FILE PHOTO: Peru's President Martin Vizcarra addresses the nation, as he announces he was dissolving Congress, at the government palace in Lima, Peru September 30, 2019. Peruvian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
LIMA - Peru recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus, President Martin Vizcarra said in a televised statement on Friday, as the disease begins to spread around South America. The patient is a 25-year-old man who had traveled to Spain, France and the Czech Republic, Vizcarra added. South American neighbors Argentina and Chile also announced their first confirmed cases this week, while a number of cases have been confirmed in Brazil.
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