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ANTANANARIVO — The island nation of Madagascar confirmed its first cases of coronavirus on Friday, the president said in a televised statement.

The three cases of coronavirus were confirmed by the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina said.

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Madagascar, one of the world’s poorest nations, halted all all international flights this week to try to prevent cases of the virus.

(Reporting by Lovasoa Rabary in Antananarivo; Writing by Katharine Houreld; Editing by Edmund Blair)