Lesotho confirms first Covid-19 case
Until recently it was the only country in Africa free of coronavirus infections
13 May 2020 - 19:00
Lesotho recorded its first case of Covid-19 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, becoming the last country in Africa to be afflicted by the virus.
The ministry said it had conducted 81 tests for Covid-19 from travellers from SA and Saudi Arabia, of which one was positive. It was waiting for results from 301 other tests...
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