Slovenia records first death due to coronavirus - report


FILE PHOTO: Medical staff checks a passenger in a car for coronavirus (COVID-19) at the border crossing with Italy in Vrtojba, Slovenia, March 11 , 2020. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia has recorded its first death due to coronavirus, national channel TV Slovenia said on Saturday, citing unofficial sources.

It said the victim was an elderly man with a chronic disease. The Ministry of Health gave no immediate comment.

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