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Apr 3 , 2020

The number of people who have contracted the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ethiopia has reached 35, Lia Tadesse (MD), minister of Heath, disclosed today.

The number of people who have contracted the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ethiopia has reached 35, Lia Tadesse (MD), minister of Heath, disclosed today.


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Out of the new cases, one of them resides in Dire Dawa, while the remaining are from Addis Abeba. Four of the new individuals who tested positive do not have a travel history. The remaining two cases were reported in two individuals who recently returned from Dubai.


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PUBLISHED ON Apr 03,2020 [ VOL 21 , NO 1040]

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