Turkey reports first coronavirus case

Turkey’s health minister Fahrettin Koca said the test results of a citizen suspected to have the new coronavirus returned positive, marking the first case in the country, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday.

The patient has been isolated and is in a generally good condition; his family members and people he might have come into close contact with are currently under surveillance, the agency cited Koca as saying.

The flu-like virus has now spread to more than 100 countries worldwide and infected at least 113,000 people, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation (WHO).