Kyrgyzstan reports 1st coronavirus cases
3 people who returned from Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on March 12 tested positive for virus, says health minister
By Nazir Aliyev Tayfur
BISHKEK, Krygyzstan (AA) - The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday announced its first confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Speaking at a press conference, Health Minister Kosmosbek Colponbayev said three people who returned from Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on March 12 tested positive for the disease known as COVID-19.
Colponbayev added they are currently under house quarantine.
Following the announcement, authorities banned entry and exit to the Suzak district of the southwestern Jalal-Abad region, where the patients live.
Worldwide, out of over 197,000 confirmed cases, the death toll now exceeds 7,900, while more than 81,000 patients have recovered, according to Worldometer, a website that compiles new case numbers.
The number of active cases is more than 107,000 -- 93% mild and 7% in critical condition, according to the website.
The World Health Organization has declared Europe the new epicenter of the virus, which first emerged in Wuhan, China last December.
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