Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, as officials ramped up testing to get a clearer picture of the outbreak there. "It is my deepest regret to announce the first death of a patient from #COVID19 in Ethiopia," Health Minister Lia Tadesse said on Twitter. The victim was a 60-year-old Ethiopian woman who had spent six days in intensive care, a health ministry statement said. It was intended to help determine whether there has been undetected community transmission, said Dr Adisu Kebede, director of national laboratory capacity building. "The WHO recommended 'test, test, test,' so we had to test more people," he added.

Source: Ethiopian News April 05, 2020 15:33 UTC