Alessandro Mattinzoli, Lombardy regional minister for economic development, has tested positive to coronavirus.
Lombardy, a region in northern Italy, is the most affected by COVID-19 in the country.
Following Mattinzoli’s positive diagnosis, Attilio Fontana, Lombardy’s governor, quarantined himself.
Fontana said all the 17-member Lombardy local government will undergo medical screening for the disease.
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With 34 deaths and 1,694 confirmed coronavirus cases, Italy has the worst outbreak of the disease in Europe.
Nigeria’s lone case of the disease is an Italian who flew into Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from Italy exactly a week ago.
More than 89,000 people across 58 countries have been infected, while the death toll has exceeded 3,000 worldwide.
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The disease first broke out in Wuhan, capital of China’s Hubei province.
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