Estonia reports first confirmed coronavirus case

Estonia has confirmed its first coronavirus case, involving a man who returned from Iran, Estonian health authorities said on Thursday.

>>Reuters
Published : 27 Feb 2020, 08:05 AM
Updated : 27 Feb 2020, 08:05 AM

"We are talking about a permanent resident of Estonia who is not a citizen of Estonia," Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik told public broadcaster ETV. "According to my information, he is a citizen of Iran."

"The person has been isolated," Kiik told the broadcaster, adding that the person arrived in Estonia on Wednesday night, travelling on a bus from Riga in Latvia.