The first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been reported in Nigeria.
The patient is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and flew into the commercial capital Lagos from Milan on 25 February.
Authorities say he is stable with no serious symptoms and is being treated at a hospital in Lagos.
The Nigerian government said it had prepared for this eventuality and had activated its national emergency operations centre to implement control measures.
The authorities have started identifying all those who may have come into contact with the patient since his return to Nigeria.
More than 80,000 people are now known to be infected in 40 countries. More than 60 people are known to have died outside China, where the outbreak began. However, the number of infections reported within mainland China continues to fall.
Elsewhere on the African continent, Algeria and Egypt have also confirmed cases of the disease.
Source: BBC
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Are u d@ dimwitted? Can’t u see almost all the countries who rushed to evacuate their citizens have started recording cases in high number? There’s even a reported quarantine failure on the now famous Japanese cruise ship n u r hear still talking about evacuation. Look at wh@ is happening in Italy right now?
You are now asking whether we are ready! Selfish individuals, your fellow Africans are wallowing in fear in China, bring them, you say they should stay. The the disease itself is coming to you, you are now crying. What you fear is now coming for you. Anyway, may God help us all, afterall everyone will die some day.
Eeii Ewurade, Africa...are we ready? Dis one we need a miracle to contain it....asem ben ni?