Prior to this Egypt and Algeria the only countries on continent to record cases. FMTNews Coronavirus Covid19 Africa
LAGOS: Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
Prior to the case in Nigeria, there had been just two cases across the continent – in Egypt and Algeria. “I wish to assure all Nigerians that … we have been beefing up our preparedness capabilities since the first confirmation of cases in China,” he said.
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