‘Africa free of coronavirus’
•Suspected Egyptian
case, tests negative
Africa is free of coronavirus as the first suspected case in
Egypt has tested negative for the deadly virus.
The announcement was made by the Egyptian Health Ministry
and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday February 19, barely 48 hours after the foreigner was admitted to
a specially designated hospital for isolation after being announced as Egypt’s
first confirmed case of coronavirus on February 14.
Egypt's Health Ministry spokesperson, Khaled Megahed
explained that a medical team has been conducting periodic checks and analysis
on the Chinese national. The PCR analysis was conducted six times over three
consecutive days under the supervision of the Health Ministry and the WHO, and
it came back negative in all the tests.
Megahed further disclosed the Chinese national will remain
under quarantine for the next 14 days.
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