Iceland confirms first case of new coronavirus

Iceland on Friday affirmed the new coronavirus had arrived at the subarctic island after a man in his forties, who had as of late came back from an outing to northern Italy, tried positive for COVID-19.

The man was set in separation at the National University Hospital of Iceland, after a test affirmed the new coronavirus around 1 pm neighborhood time (1300 GMT), Iceland's branch of Civil Protection and Emergency Management said in an announcement.

"The man isn't truly sick however shows ordinary indications of the COVID-19 infection," the administration organization said in an announcement.

The man had as of late visited northern Italy however had been outside the assigned hazard regions, as per the office. Specialists said that endeavors were in progress to follow the disease way of the infection, just as anybody presented to it from the Icelandic patient.