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Ethiopia: Seventh Coronavirus Case Positive

Mar 19 , 2020

The seventh case of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was discovered in Ethiopia in an Australian citizen who travelled from Geneva, Switzerland. He arrived in Ethiopia on March 16, 2020, and was in self-isolation for a day until he was taken to the Yeka-Kotebe Hospital on March 17.


So far, six individuals reported acquiring the virus - three Japanese, two Ethiopians and a UK citizen.


However, health authorities have yet to disclose the seventh case and were unavailable for comment.



PUBLISHED ON Mar 19,2020 [ VOL 20 , NO 1038]

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