Sudan, Ethiopia report first coronavirus case
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March 13th 2020 (SSNN) — Sudan and neighboring Ethiopia have reported their first cases of the coronavirus.
Sudan has reported its first confirmed coronavirus case, a man who died on Thursday and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.
The man, in his 50s, died in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the health ministry said in a statement.
Sudan on Thursday stopped visa issuance and flight services to eight countries including Italy and neighbouring Egypt over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.
Bus trips to Egypt have also been suspended.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, the country’s public health institute told Reuters news agency.
Takele Uma Banti, the mayor of the capital Addis Ababa, tweeted that a Japanese citizen was the person affected.
“We should avoid meetings and hand contacts,” the mayor wrote on Twitter.
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