Corona Watch
South Africa
South Africa's health ministry yesterday reported the first case of local transmission of the coronavirus, saying a 32-year-old man had contracted it after coming into contact with a Chinese businessman.
"All others [cases] have been by patients who had travelled abroad," the ministry said, adding that the number of confirmed cases had risen to 17 from 13 on Wednesday. – Nampa/Reuters
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 45-year-old Ivorian man who had recently travelled to Italy, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Ivory Coast, Francophone West Africa's largest economy, is the eighth country in Sub-Saharan Africa to report a confirmed case after Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo. – Nampa/Reuters
Kenya
Kenya's athletics authority said yesterday it had barred its athletes from travelling to international events due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
Kenya has not had a confirmed case of the virus.
The East African nation boasts some of the world's top athletes, who regularly win medals at premier competitions in Europe, Asia and North America.
Egypt
Egypt has registered seven new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 67, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Of the total number, at least 45 cases have been detected on a River Nile cruise ship in the popular tourist destination of Luxor, and a German tourist who died in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. – Nampa/Reuters
Rwanda
Rwanda is guarding against the spread of coronavirus by flooding its capital with portable sinks for hand-washing at bus stops, restaurants, banks and shops across the capital Kigali.
Rwanda has not recorded any cases of the virus.
At the biggest car park in Kigali, passengers must wash their hands before they board buses - adopting the hygiene mantra advocated by health authorities across the world to tackle the outbreak. – Nampa/Reuters
Zimbabwe
A suspected coronavirus case who escaped from hospital in Zimbabwe tested negative on Wednesday, authorities said, after causing panic by eluding medical staff and running loose in the capital.
The 26-year-old Thai national, whose name was not given, escaped the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare after he was admitted for coronavirus testing on Monday.
The man escaped with the help of his relatives and was later spotted buying medicine at a pharmacy, prompting police to launch a search party. – Nampa/AFP
No cases of coronavirus have so far been detected in Zimbabwe. – Nampa/AFP
Senegal
A novel coronavirus case has been confirmed in the central Senegalese city of Touba, the country's health ministry said Wednesday, ahead of a large religious gathering planned there later this month.
The confirmation of coronavirus case in Touba, Senegal's second-largest city, raises questions about the viability of the country's religious festivals.
The city has some 1.5 million inhabitants, but it also attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every year, who come to visit holy sites built in honour of the founders of the Mouride brotherhood.
On Tuesday, Senegalese health minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr said government would call off religious events if advised to do so.
Several religious festivals are planned in Senegal this month, including in the bustling seaside capital Dakar. – Nampa/AFP
South Africa's health ministry yesterday reported the first case of local transmission of the coronavirus, saying a 32-year-old man had contracted it after coming into contact with a Chinese businessman.
"All others [cases] have been by patients who had travelled abroad," the ministry said, adding that the number of confirmed cases had risen to 17 from 13 on Wednesday. – Nampa/Reuters
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 45-year-old Ivorian man who had recently travelled to Italy, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Ivory Coast, Francophone West Africa's largest economy, is the eighth country in Sub-Saharan Africa to report a confirmed case after Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo. – Nampa/Reuters
Kenya
Kenya's athletics authority said yesterday it had barred its athletes from travelling to international events due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
Kenya has not had a confirmed case of the virus.
The East African nation boasts some of the world's top athletes, who regularly win medals at premier competitions in Europe, Asia and North America.
Egypt
Egypt has registered seven new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 67, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Of the total number, at least 45 cases have been detected on a River Nile cruise ship in the popular tourist destination of Luxor, and a German tourist who died in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. – Nampa/Reuters
Rwanda
Rwanda is guarding against the spread of coronavirus by flooding its capital with portable sinks for hand-washing at bus stops, restaurants, banks and shops across the capital Kigali.
Rwanda has not recorded any cases of the virus.
At the biggest car park in Kigali, passengers must wash their hands before they board buses - adopting the hygiene mantra advocated by health authorities across the world to tackle the outbreak. – Nampa/Reuters
Zimbabwe
A suspected coronavirus case who escaped from hospital in Zimbabwe tested negative on Wednesday, authorities said, after causing panic by eluding medical staff and running loose in the capital.
The 26-year-old Thai national, whose name was not given, escaped the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare after he was admitted for coronavirus testing on Monday.
The man escaped with the help of his relatives and was later spotted buying medicine at a pharmacy, prompting police to launch a search party. – Nampa/AFP
No cases of coronavirus have so far been detected in Zimbabwe. – Nampa/AFP
Senegal
A novel coronavirus case has been confirmed in the central Senegalese city of Touba, the country's health ministry said Wednesday, ahead of a large religious gathering planned there later this month.
The confirmation of coronavirus case in Touba, Senegal's second-largest city, raises questions about the viability of the country's religious festivals.
The city has some 1.5 million inhabitants, but it also attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every year, who come to visit holy sites built in honour of the founders of the Mouride brotherhood.
On Tuesday, Senegalese health minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr said government would call off religious events if advised to do so.
Several religious festivals are planned in Senegal this month, including in the bustling seaside capital Dakar. – Nampa/AFP
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