More African countries confirm first Covid-19 cases
Thirty African countries are now treating nearly 400 patients with Covid-19
16 March 2020 - 22:30
Nairobi — Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma pledged to donate more than 1-million coronavirus tests to Africa on Monday, as more African nations confirmed their first cases or shut borders amid fears of the disease's impact on fragile health systems.
Thirty African countries — more than half the continent — are now treating nearly 400 patients with coronavirus, after Tanzania, Liberia, Benin and Somalia said they had registered their first cases...
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