20 countries in Africa report over 150 casesTanzania President John Pombe Magufuli greets guests at the launch of a military facility in Dar es Salaam on Friday. The only two deaths reported in Africa are in Egypt, which has the highest number of cases at 67, and Sudan. Other African countries that reported cases of the disease are Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Gabon and Ghana. In the last 24 hours, seven African countries have confirmed first cases of coronavirus. Similarly, there was a French connection to Gabon’s first confirmed case.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 21:00 UTC