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DANGER: Coronavirus hits Africa as Egypt confirms first case

Afnews Editor

Feb 14, 2020

Egypt on Friday confirmed a case of Coronavirus in its territory,the first in Africa since the deadly virus began ravaging China a few weeks back.

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But the sufferer is not Egyptian, the ministry of health said in Cairo.

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The ministry did not disclose the nationality of the person who is quarantined isolation in hospital

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It merely said that it "has taken preventative measures and is monitoring the patient... who is stable."

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Cairo has already notified the World Health Organization.

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Three hundred and one Egyptians were evacuated from Wuhan, epicentre of the virus in China, and have remained in quarantine for 14 days.

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