The Dominican Republic has recorded its first case of the coronavirus, with health officials in the country on Sunday revealing the victim to be a 62-year-old Italian man who had arrived in D.R. on February 22. The man did not show any symptoms of the virus when he arrived, according to D.R. Health Minister Rafael Sanchez, speaking during a press conference. He is currently being treated in isolation at a military hospital and is said to be in stable condition. Mr. Sanchez also revealed that a 56-year-old man from France is under observation in the military hospital awaiting results. Dominican Republic officials on Friday canceled all flights from Milan, Italy for 30 days, as Italy has had the European Union's highest number of confirmed cases and deaths so far — 34 deaths and 1,694 confirmed infections. The cancellation of flights from Milan…
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