Costa Rica recorded its first case of coronavirus this Friday. She is an American tourist who arrived in the country on March 1, according to the government.
The 49-year-old patient was placed "in strict isolation" in a hotel in San José with her husband. The couple have been in contact with people with coronavirus in New York, according to the Minister of Health. "The man did not show any symptoms, but the woman did," he said.
No deaths in South America
The results of analyzes are awaited for five people having been in contact with the couple, according to the minister. The coronavirus has already infected more than 100,000 people and killed at least 3,456 people in 92 countries, according to an AFP report on Friday.
In Latin America, it has been detected in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia. It has not caused any deaths in the region so far.
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