Uganda confirms first coronavirus case
Uganda Health minister says the 36-year-old man had travelled to Dubai for business but had high temperature when he arrived in Entebbe.
WHO warns Africa to ‘prepare for the worst’ despite being least affected region
Africa has been the least affected continent, but health experts warn that strained public health systems could become quickly overwhelmed.
China has no domestic coronavirus cases for first time
All new coronavirus cases confirmed on Wednesday, 34 in all, and most of China’s recent cases have been people who came in from other countries.
Coronavirus: Kenyan doctors hold first meeting with Chinese experts
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe sat in the first video conference between Kenyan and Chinese doctors on best ways to fight coronavirus.
South Africa now has 85 confirmed cases of COVID-19, highest in sub-Saharan Africa
SA says all 100 South Africans who were repatriated from Wuhan in China have been tested and declared virus-free.
Coronavirus: Woman quarantined in Nanyuki to be discharged on Thursday
The person quarantined in Nanyuki hospital travelled to Kenya to visit terminally ill kin who is admitted at the same medical facility.
Man quarantined in Kericho responding well to treatment
Kericho County’s Health Chief Officer says the man was taken to hospital by his wife on Sunday after developing coronavirus-like symptoms.