Nigeria's health ministry said on Friday it has confirmed a coronavirus cas...
The outbreak has “pandemic potential,” the W.H.O. warns, as 12 countries record their first cases in past 48 hours.
The Italian citizen had returned from Milan, in a region badly hit by the outbreak of the virus.
Coronavirus epidemic: Nigeria confirms first case in sub Saharan Africa
An Italian citizen who traveled to Lagos, Nigeria's economic nerve center, is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in sub Saharan Africa, according to the country's Health Ministry.
New Zealand's prime minister said on Friday that the country has confirmed its first case in the novel coronavirus outbreak that began in China and is now rapidly spreading around the world.
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The illness was diagnosed in an Italian patient in Lagos, the countryâs largest city and one of the continentâs biggest metropolises, raising fears that the virus was poised to sweep the region.
Nigerians in the state of Lagos said on Friday they were concerned about the spread of coronavirus after the health minister confirmed its first case, making it the first in sub-Saharan Africa. Lauren Anthony reports.
Coronavirus outbreak "getting bigger" after Nigeria case - WHO
Nigerian health authorities said they’re tracing everyone who’s been in contact with an Italian man who tested positive for the coronavirus, the first such case in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nigeria's ministry of health on Thursday night confirmed the region's first coronavirus case in Lagos State, Nigeria.
The Italian citizen with the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, had recently traveled from Milan to Lagos.
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Corona beer isn't making any changes to its advertising despite the name's unfortunate similarity to the deadly coronavirus. Constellation Brands, which brews several variations of the popular lager, said in a statement that its customers "understand there is no link between the virus and our business." The spread of the coronavirus couldn't have come at a worse time for Constellation, which is spending $40 million to launch its new...
A second person in California appears to have contracted the new coronavirus through community transmission, according to news reports.
Italian man traveled through Lagos to another state before he was put in quarantine, authorities say.
A large majority of Massachusetts residents are worried about the coronavirus becoming a pandemic in the US, according to a poll released by Suffolk University, the Boston Globe, and WBZ-TV.