PERU
LIMA, March 6 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines said on Friday that an earlier first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in Peru had been contracted by one of the carrier’s employees.
Peru reported the case earlier on Friday, through a televised statement by President Martin Vizcarra, as the disease begins to spread around South America.
The patient is a 25-year-old man who had traveled to Spain, France and the Czech Republic, Vizcarra added.
BREAKING: Five new cases of coronavirus are reported in Massachusetts.
First cases in California’s Central Valley — a couple who recently returned from a Princess cruise (possibly Grand Princess)
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NEW: British Columbia reports 6 new cases of coronavirus, including 2 former passenger of the Grand Princess and 2 people linked to a care home in Vancouver