Seychelles confirms first cases of coronavirus
The Covid-19 virus has rapidly spread across African countries in recent days with Rwanda, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania all announcing their first cases yesterday. – EPA pic, March 15, 2020.
THE Seychelles has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, which has now hit 25 countries in Africa, largely spared by the pandemic until recently. Public Health Commissioner Jude Gedeon announced late yesterday that two citizens returning from Italy on March 11 had tested positive for the virus.
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