Belarus has 27 cases of coronavirus: health ministry

A medical staff member wearing a protective suit gets out of an ambulance near a dormitory in Minsk, Belarus March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Belarus has recorded 27 people infected with coronavirus, six more than a day before, the health ministry said at a televised briefing on Friday.

Belarus has reported no deaths so far.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Australia's minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus that has infected almost 135,000 people and killed more than 4,900 worldwide.

FILE PHOTO: Students wear protective masks as they walk past an ambulance car near a dormitory in Minsk, Belarus March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

(Reporting by Andrei Makhovsky; editing by Matthias Williams)

Medical employee wearing a protective suit accompanies a student into an ambulance as a measure to fight against the coronavirus disease contagion (COVID-19) in Minsk, Belarus March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko