COVID-19 Confirmed in Egypt... First Case in Africa

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] Egypt has reported its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This is the first confirmed case on the African continent.

On the 14th (local time), the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced, "One foreigner has been confirmed as a COVID-19 patient and reported to the World Health Organization (WHO)."

The patient is currently isolated in a hospital, and the Egyptian health authorities stated that preventive measures such as quarantine have been taken for those who had direct contact with the patient.

The Ministry of Health did not disclose specific information such as the nationality, age, gender, or infection route of the confirmed COVID-19 patient.

However, the local media Egypt Today reported that the confirmed patient is Chinese.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Egypt also announced on the same day in a social media group used by Korean residents that the confirmed COVID-19 patient is a Chinese person in their 30s, working at a company located in a large shopping mall in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Although there have been suspected COVID-19 cases in several African countries such as Sudan and Botswana, Egypt is the first to officially confirm a case.

EgyptAir, Egypt's national airline, suspended flights to and from China earlier this month.

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