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Full list of African countries with Corona Virus Infections

The outbreak of Corona Virus has caused unprecedented panic and worries in the whole country. Over sixty countries have reported cases of Corona Virus; Worldwide. The first reports of cases of acute respiratory syndrome were reported in the Chinese Wuhan municipality at the end of December 2019. Ever since, Chinese authorities have identified a novel coronavirus as the main causative agent. The outbreak has rapidly evolved affecting other parts of China and outside the country. Cases have been detected in several countries in Asia, but also in Australia, Europe, Africa and North America. It is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially infected either worked or frequently shopped in the Huanan seafood wholesale market in the centre of the Chinese city.

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COMMON SIGNS EXHIBITED BY A CORONA VIRUS INFECTED PERSON

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

LIST OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH REPORTED CASES OF CORONA VIRUS INFECTIONS

The following Countries in Africa have so far reported cases o f Corona Virus outbreak. This is according to confirmed reports from the African Union and Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are the new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Africa:

Country Number of Cases Date Reported Comments
Algeria 1 25/2/2020 Italian National visiting from Italy, returned home on 29/2/2020
Nigeria 1 27/2/2020 Italian National living in Nigeria with recent travel history to Italy
Egypt 1 01/3/2020 Canadian National visiting Egypt
Algeria 2 02/3/2020 Tunisian Nationals in contact with infected persons visiting from France
Morocco 1 02/3/2020 Moroccan National living in France and visiting Morocco
Senegal 1 02/3/2020 French International living in Senegal with recent travel history to visiting Senegal and France
Tunisia 1 02/3/2020 Italian National Visiting Tunisia

 

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First case of Corona Virus (Covid-19) reported in Tanzania

Tanzania has reported her first ever case of the Coronavirus disease. The confirmation was made public by the Country’s ministry of health.

According to reports by the Ministry, the 46-year -old female who has tested positive for the disease arrived in Tanzania on March 15 from Belgium. She had boarded Rwandair plane and landed at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA).

Reports by Tanzania’s health Minister, Ummy Mwalimu (pictured above), the patient then left Tanzania on March 3, 2020. She visited Sweden and Germany. After which she touched down in Belgium made her way back to Tanzania on March 15, 2020.

She has since been admitted at Mount Meru Hospital.

This comes after Kenya announced two more new cases of the Virus on Sunday evening.

Below is the presser (in Kiswahili) from the Tanzanian Health Ministry;

Tanzania confirms first Corona virus case
Tanzania confirms first Corona virus case