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Ethiopia discovered its first Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) case in a 48-year-old Japanese citizen, Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (MD) announced today at a press conference.

Ethiopia discovered its first Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) case in a 48-year-old Japanese citizen, Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (MD) announced today at a press conference.



The individual arrived in Ethiopia on March 4, 2020, from Burkina Faso. On March 9, he developed a fever.




He was quarantined on March 11 and remains in quarantine following medical treatment, according to Lia.



PUBLISHED ON Mar 13,2020 [ VOL 20 , NO 1037]



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