A man wearing a handkerchief to cover his face attends a protest on March 7, 2020, in the UN buffer zone separating the Republic of Cyprus from the self-declared Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). (AFP)

All EU states hit by coronavirus after Cyprus confirms two cases

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Published: 09 March ,2020: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:57 AM GST

Cyprus on Monday reported two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, meaning that all 27 European Union member states are now affected.

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou was to hold a 1600 GMT press conference "on the two confirmed cases of coronavirus" on the Mediterranean island, the press office of the government of the Republic of Cyprus said in a statement.

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