Austria confirms first coronavirus cases, near border with Italy

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VIENNA (REUTERS) - Austria reported its first two coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Feb 25) as the outbreak apparently spread from neighbouring Italy, Europe's worst hit country where hundreds have been infected.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

VIENNA - Austria reported its first two coronavirus cases on Tuesday as the outbreak apparently spread from neighbouring Italy, Europe's worst hit country where hundreds have been infected.

Tyrol's public health authority said two coronavirus tests had been performed on each of the patients and come back positive, adding that their identities and movements were still being verified.Italy has become a front line in the global outbreak of the virus, with 280 cases and seven deaths, most in Lombardy and neighbouring Veneto.

But the virus has continued to spread and authorities reported an infection in Sicily, the first case south of Rome, on Tuesday.

 

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