Egypt confirms first case of Coronavirus
The health ministry said in a statement that it had immediately informed the World Health Organisation and had taken all necessary preventative measuresConfirming the case, WHO Eastern Mediterranean on twitter handle @WHOEMRO, said the person was carrying the virus, but had not shown any symptoms and was in a stable condition.
The UN health agency confirmed the first COVID19 case in Egypt, after official confirmation by Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population. It said WHO Egypt and the country’s health agencies are collaborating closely in outbreak investigation and response actions.Though there have been scares and suspected cases in Africa, the Egyptian case is the first confirmed case reported in Africa.Meanwhile, there seems to be no respite yet from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak as there are now 47,505 laboratory confirmed cases of the disease in China.
WHO in its daily briefing said there are now a total of 47,505 laboratory-confirmed COVID19 cases in China, and 16,427 cases that have been clinically-confirmed in Hubei province.Meanwhile, outside China, there have been 505 cases in 24 countries and two deaths.These figures have been rising consistently since the disease was first detected in Wuhan in December and there is no timeline yet on how soon the world would have a cure or vaccine to contain its spread.
WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said they are seeking further clarity on how clinical diagnosis is being made, to ensure other respiratory illnesses including influenza are not getting mixed into the COVID-19 data.The number of new cases appeared to be stabilising until Thursday, when China changed its methodology for counting the disease.
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