Africa’s first Covid-19 death confirmed in Egypt

“The 60-year-old German citizen showed symptoms of a fever checked into Hurghada hospital on 6 March,” before testing positive for Covid-19, it said in a statement.

On Saturday, the health ministry announced 45 suspected cases of Egyptians and foreigners contracting the virus aboard a Nile cruise ship. Besides the cruise ship cases, Egypt has detected three cases of the virus, the first of which was announced on February 14. The other two cases, a Canadian working in an oil company and an Egyptian who returned from Serbia through France, were still undergoing treatment.

Abramjee Not Egyptian, he is German

Abramjee This person is from Germany.

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