An Ivorian unnamed student, who returned to Côte d’Ivoire coming from Beijing on Saturday, is undergoing further tests after showing flu-like symptoms. The 34-year-old woman is currently in isolation, the health ministry said. The virus, which first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has spread to over 2,000 people and killed over 80. The traveller has lived in China for the past five years, according to the statement released by the Ivorian health ministry, and had shown flu-like symptoms before boarding the plane to Abidjan. Authorities believe it is a case of pneumonia and not coronavirus, but the final diagnosis will be made after tests results, the ministry said.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 27, 2020 15:00 UTC