KIGALI, Rwanda
The number of coronavirus cases in Rwanda has
risen to five from one, and included a man of Rwandese nationality with no
recent history of travel, the health ministry said late on Sunday.
The
east African country confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Saturday,
becoming one of at least 26 countries on the African continent where the
outbreak has spread.
The
ministry said in a statement the four additional cases included a 34-year-old
man who arrived from South Sudan on March 6 and his brother, who also had a
recent history of travel.
A fourth
person was a 22-year-old man of Ugandan nationality who arrived in Rwanda from
London on Sunday.
The
case of the man with no history of travel testing positive would suggest
transmission within the community.
Several
African governments have closed borders, canceled flights and imposed strict
entry and quarantine requirements to try to contain the spread of the outbreak. - Reuters
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