The first two coronavirus cases have been reported in Kosovo on Friday.

Health Minister Arben Vitia said at a news conference that 17 people were tested, including a 21 year old woman from Italy and a 77 year old man, in whom the infection was discovered. 

The minister said that both have been hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Pristina, adding that the people they were in contact with over the past few days are also being tested.