29 hospitalized with suspected coronavirus in southern Azerbaijan

The Ministry of Health and the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance have issued a joint statement regarding the suspected coronavirus cases in the country.

Twenty-nine people have reportedly been placed today in the Central Hospital of Jalilabad district over suspicions of coronavirus infection.

According to the information, they have no health problems.

It is being investigated whether or not they have arrived from Iran’s areas affected by the outbreak.

According to the joint statement, the district’s Central Hospital has received 23 patients for doctor supervision. Two out of 52 people have a high fever.

The Ministry of Health urges citizens to be cautious in this issue and not to rely on false reports on social networks.