Ethiopia’s Minister for Health Lia Tadesse has tweteed more information about the country’s first coronavirus case.
A statement shared on Twitter says that the 48-year-old Japanese national arrived in Ethiopia on 4 March from Burkina Faso.
Ms Lia said the patient was receiving treatment in an isolated facility and was in a stable condition.
She urged Ethiopians not to panic and to remain calm, adding that the government was doing everything it could to contain the spread of the virus.
Ethiopia confirms it’s first positive test for #Covid_19. The patient is a 48 year old Japanese citizen who came to Ethiopia on March 4th from Burkina Faso and is currently isolated at our facility undergoing medical follow up.
