Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America; European countries ramp up precautions
(World News Brazil)

MEXICO CITY - A Sao Paulo resident who recently traveled to Italy has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Brazil´s Health Ministry said on Wednesday, the first confirmed case in Latin America. `The test carried out by the Instituto Adolfo Lutz came back with a positive result. Thus, Brazil has its first confirmed case of the disease,` Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said in a news conference Wednesday following a test and a retest. The 61-year-old coronavirus patient is currently under quarantine in Sao Paulo and 30 of his family members have been placed under observation after visiting his home, the ministry said. Meanwhile, France on Wednesday recorded its second COVID-19...