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Mexico Confirms First Coronavirus Infections

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   Mexican health authorities announced Friday they have confirmed the
   first two cases of coronavirus in Mexico.

   A man in Mexico City who recently visited Italy tested positive Friday,
   and another patient is confirmed in the northern state of Sinaloa.
   Brazil is the only other country that has coronavirus in Latin America.

   The coronavirus emerged in at least five other countries Friday:
   Azerbaijan, Belarus, Lithuania, New Zealand and Nigeria.

   The case in Nigeria, detected in the economic capital Lagos, is the
   first case in sub-Saharan Africa and the third to be confirmed in
   Africa. Nigerian officials said the case involved an Italian citizen
   who entered the country this week.

   In Azerbaijan, a Russian citizen who had arrived from Iran has been
   confirmed with the virus, and in Belarus an Iranian student who arrived
   from Azerbaijan tested positive.

   Lithuania also announced Friday, a woman who returned this week from a
   visit to Italy tested positive.

   New Zealand confirmed its first coronavirus case Friday, saying a
   recent arrival from Iran had tested positive.

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