Finland confirms its first coronavirus case

Finland on Wednesday confirmed its first coronavirus case, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare said.

A Chinese traveler from Wuhan remains in isolation in Lapland's central hospital in northern Finland, it said in a statement. It also added that some 15 other people may have been exposed and that their condition is being monitored by the authorities. On Tuesday, national carrier Finnair became the first European airline to cancel flights to mainland China, after suspending its routes to Nanjing and Beijing's Daxing airport until the end of March.