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First Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Lebanon Linked to Iranian City of Qom


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First Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Lebanon Linked to Iranian City of Qom

Lebanon confirmed its first coronavirus case Friday, a 45-year-old woman who had arrived from Iran and was being quarantined in a hospital. "We confirmed the first case today," Lebanese health minister Hassan Hamad told a news conference, adding that two other suspected cases are being investigated. The woman arrived Thursday on a flight from the city of Qom in Iran. read more...


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