Europe's COVID-19 Spread... First Positive Case Confirmed in Small Country Liechtenstein

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading in Europe as well.

On the 4th (local time), according to the local newspaper in the small Central European country of Liechtenstein, 'Liechtensteiner Vaterland,' a young man tested positive in his first COVID-19 test and was quarantined in a local hospital. It is known that this young man had contact with a confirmed case in the neighboring country of Switzerland.

So far, a total of 13 symptomatic cases have been reported in Liechtenstein, but all have tested negative until now.

The spread continues in other parts of Europe as well. According to major foreign media, Swedish health authorities also announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased to 30 the day before. In the Netherlands, the number of confirmed cases rose to 24, an increase of 6 from the previous day.

According to Dutch authorities, most of the confirmed cases are either family members of existing confirmed cases or have a travel history to the northern region of Italy, where the spread in Europe is the fastest.

In addition, the number of confirmed cases in Belarus, a former Soviet state, has increased to 6.

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