Senegal confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, marking just the second infection in sub-Saharan Africa amid concerns over the continent’s vulnerability to outbreaks of contagious diseases. The centre contacted the country’s coronavirus alert unit and the patient was quarantined, the minister said. The first case in sub-Saharan African was recorded last week in Nigeria, where an Italian national returned with the virus from his home country. Before Senegal and Nigeria, the only reported cases in Africa were in Egypt and Algeria. The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries to come together and be more aggressive in attacking the virus.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2020 18:22 UTC