BEIRUT: The first coronavirus case was detected in Lebanon, a spokesperson of the Health Ministry confirmed to The Daily Star Thursday.
"We can confirm that first coronavirus case was detected at one of the Lebanese hospitals but we cannot disclose the name of the hospital at the moment," the spokesperson who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Daily Star.
Earlier, Health Minister Wael Abu Faour gave an order to activate scanners to detect cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among travelers arriving at Beirut airport.
“All the suspected cases at the hospitals and after conducting the necessary tests show that so far there is no trace of Corona in Lebanon," Abu Faour told reporters after a tour of Rafik Hariri International Airport.
He said the scanning devices have been installed at the airport.
The MERS virus has killed some 117 people in Saudi Arabia since it was detected in September 2012.
Abu Faour has said that Lebanese hospitals are ready to handle patients who have the virus.
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