Mexico Confirms 2 Cases of New Coronavirus

A man wears a protective mask against the spread of coronavirus as he arrives at the Mexico City International Airport in a Jan. 29, 2020, file photograph. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

Two patients tested positive for the new COVID-19 virus in Mexico, authorities announced at a press conference in Mexico City on Friday.

One of the patients is in Mexico’s capital and the other is in the northern state of Sinaloa, Mexico’s assistant health secretary, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, said. Authorities are testing the second patient again but treating the case as confirmed.