Ethiopia confirms first case of coronavirus
Ethiopia becomes the 15th country in Africa with a confirmed case of the virus that has swept the globe.
(FILE) – Air travellers at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 06 March 2020 (issued 13 March 2020). EPA-EFE/STR
Ethiopia on Friday announced its first case of the new coronavirus, the second to hit East Africa which had so far been spared from the rapidly spreading illness.
A 48-year-old Japanese man who had arrived in the country on 4 March from Burkina Faso was confirmed to have contracted the virus, the health ministry said.
“He is undergoing medical follow-up and is in a stable condition. Those who have been in contact with this person are being traced and quarantined,” the ministry said in a statement.
Ethiopia becomes the 15th country in Africa with a confirmed case of the virus that has swept the globe, infecting more than 130,000 people and killing nearly 5,000 since it emerged in China in December.
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