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Sweden Reports First Case of Confirmed Coronavirus

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By Niclas Rolander and Anton Wilen

January 31, 2020 at 3:25 PM UTC

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January 31, 2020 at 4:20 PM UTC

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The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Sweden, the country’s Public Health Agency said in a statement on Friday.

The patient is a woman in the Jonkoping region of southern Sweden who had visited the Wuhan area of China. She sought medical attention after arriving in Sweden on Jan. 24.