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First case of coronavirus in Belgium confirmed

By Tim Pearce
Published February 4, 2020 9:38pm ET
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First case of coronavirus in Belgium confirmed
Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic. | (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Belgium has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, making it the 25th country to report a case of the mysterious disease within its borders.

Belgium’s health ministry announced Tuesday that one of nine people the Belgian government had repatriated from Wuhan, China, had contracted the disease, according to the Associated Press. The coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan in January.

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