Speaking at a press Conference yesterday on Sunday, President Uhuru Kenyatta revealed that the two more people got infected after coming into contact with the first patient but they were in stable condition and recovering well after being put in isolation at the Kenyatta National Hospital isolation facility.
“We have received confirmation of two more cases of Corona, the two have tested positive as a result of coming into contact with the first patient. Our health officials have already moved them into Kenyatta National Hospital isolation facility, The medical teams are closely monitoring the patients who are reported to be in stable condition and responding well to treatment and this indeed gives us hope,” said the President.
Corona-virus disease (COVID-19) is characterized by mild symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, cough, and fever. Illness can be more severe for some people and can lead to pneumonia or breathing difficulties.
Corona Virus In Africa
Late on Sunday evening, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a televised address to the nation, declared that COVID-19, the respiratory disease spreading globally, had become a national disaster.
“Never before in the history of our democracy have we been confronted by such a severe situation,” Ramaphosa said before announcing a raft of measures to curb the virus’ spread, including school closures, travel restrictions, and bans on large gatherings.
Cameroon confirmed 4th case of Corona-virus. 3rd case confirmed earlier was Cameroonian citizen from Italy who arrived 7th March via France. 4th case is Cameroonian citizen who arrived from Belgium via France.
GHANA, Gabon confirmed first cases of coronavirus mid last week. They became the ninth and tenth countries respectively in sub-Saharan Africa to register positive cases.
Ethiopia’s first case, confirmed Friday, was a Japanese man coming from Burkina Faso, making it the first case of cross-continent transmission. It also means there’s likely more unreported cases in Burkina Faso, which does not have the resources that Senegal has and is fighting an insurgency that has crippled its state.
African countries — whose citizens often have to prove their health status to even get a visa to travel to Europe — have moved swiftly to control arrivals from European countries.
Ghana and Kenya announced new measures prohibiting travelers from countries affected by Covid-19, the first two African nations to put in place blanket travel bans, while Senegal and Kenya also announced school closures.
The Democratic Republic of Congo imposed quarantine measures on travelers from Italy, France, China and Germany. After restricting travelers from high-risk countries to quarantine, Mauritania deported 15 Italian tourists and Tunisia deported 30 other Italians for violating theirs.
Rwanda, Uganda, Mali, and others have imposed similar quarantine measure for European travelers, while across the continent, passengers are screened for their temperature at international airports. A Cameroonian news outlet reported higher arrivals from Italy due to people trying escape their corona-virus-infected country.
The United States and countries across Europe are closing schools, entertainment venues and all but essential services, as they step up efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Corona Virus In Italy
Italy reported 368 new deaths from the corona-virus while the number of confirmed cases rose to 24,747, according to the country’s civil protection authority said.
Iran announced more than 100 people had died in the past 24 hours, with the confirmed cases nearing 14,000. Tehran said its fight against the outbreak was being severely hampered by US sanctions.
“At this point we cannot be sure of the impact but we can be sure it will be significant,” New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said while announcing that events of 500 people or more would not be allowed.
To the rest of the world, you have no idea what’s coming.
Governments around the world have stepped up restrictions on the movement of their citizens to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 5,800 people with over 153,000 infected globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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